Involving Parents

by Stern, Julian

• ISBN13: 9780826470713
• ISBN10: 0826470718
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-01
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Dealing with parents is often harder than dealing with the pupils themselves. This can cause a lot of anxiety and distress among teachers. Stern offers practical advice on how to involve parents with school life. He demonstrates how this involvement leads to improved relations thereby alleviating not only the stress of dealing with parents but also reducing the teacher's workload.

Table of Contents

Series Introduction	vii
Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
1 My Dad's a Traindriver	1	(10)
Task 1: Letters to parents	9	(2)
2 Policies and the Law	11	(15)
Task 2: Policy and practice	20	(6)
3 First Impressions	26	(10)
Task 3: Compare impressions	34	(2)
4 Classrooms	36	(13)
Task 4: Curriculum dialogue	47	(2)
5 Special Events	49	(5)
Task 5: Present with pride	53	(1)
6 Homework and Holidays	54	(17)
Task 6: Holiday homework for one subject	69	(2)
7 Reporting and Parents' Evenings	71	(10)
Task 7: These were good times	80	(1)
8 Special Needs	81	(9)
Task 8: Meeting special needs write now	88	(2)
9 Relationships	90	(6)
Task 9: A retirement speech (a long time in the future)	95	(1)
Bibliography	96