Our experience suggests that, even if they had time to spare to offer support to parents, most teachers recognise that their expertise is in working with children, rather than adults. Many teachers say they wish they had more training on communicating with parents.
“We all know we need to increase parental involvement and engagement and Ampersand did just that. Parents and Grandparents were actively involved with their child for the whole morning. Everyone loved it. If, like us, you don’t get significant additional funding and staffing for extended services and home/school links, but know that you should and could be doing more, I’d thoroughly recommend Clio and Ampersand.” Kate Frood – Headteacher at Eleanor Palmer Primary School
We understand the different perspectives of parents and schools and can help bring about improved communication and relationships. Parents who are well informed about how and what their children learn not only help their children achieve, they also have greater respect for teachers!
Ampersand can help schools assess their current work with parents and help to focus precious energy and time on effective strategies that have a real impact on children’s learning.