Parents in Touch
At Parents in Touch it is our aim to allow parents to help their children at home with all their learning at school. This is particularly applicable to children who are learning to read, write, understand numbers and all other aspects of mathematics. We want parents to know the teaching methods that are used at school to avoid confusing their children and to ensure that there is continuity. The papers below are written to help parents achieve this aim and to give practical and 'fun' ideas which will stimulate children and encourage children to enjoy school. As children grow older the syllabi and examinations details are outlined and ensure that parents and teachers can help teenagers make the correct decisions for their future. We hope you find these useful.
Maths help
Maths can often be reinforced by practical help at home.There are many ideas below which will encourage children to work hard and to have a full understanding of many complex procedures.
English help
English is a complex language with many variations in spelling rules and a variety of writing procedures. Reading, understanding comprehension, spelling and a love of literature will give your child a head start for the future. All subjects depend on a good working knowledge of writing and presentation.
Science help
Understanding how the world works and how things react will give your child the knowledge needed to make the correct decisions and have a balanced view of life. Many of these principles can be reinforced at home and work on presentation and display is a good attribute to acquire earlier rather than later.
Parental help
As children begin to get ready for school parents are often anxious about their welfare. They will be relying on teachers to support their young children and all want their children to have the best start in schooling. Making decisions, and understanding the procedures used in school can be worrying, so many of the papers below will help. There are also some questions that you can ask the teachers, preparation that parents can use to get their child used to the routines.
As children grow older revision, selection of courses, help with homework as well as other information is useful to parents when decision about courses, subjects,examinations and future schools have to be made.
Help with KS3 and GCSE
As children reach secondary schools they will want more input into their own decisions. They may however still need support and even may need ' persuasion' to revise or to continue with education. Every young person has different needs, even those in the same families, so it is difficult to cover all the permutations. A few suggestions for this age group is included below.
Parents in Touch does give parents the opportunity to ask personal questions. This is because we are aware that we cannot cover all aspects of the curriculum, systems of education or predict the changes that happen or may happen in all areas of education. We do try to answer all these questions as fully and as quickly as possible.
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