Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Welcome to the Connect Family Engagement Academy from Eileen Prior, Executive Director, Connect
  2. 2

    • How to use this course

    • Before we begin...
  3. 3

    • Welcome to Engaging Families in Children's Learning Foundation Module

    • About Connect

    • About this Module

    • Aims and objectives

    • Family engagement glossary
  4. 4

    • Exploring the research on family engagement - introduction

    • Essential reading on family and parental engagement

    • What is parental engagement or involvement?

    • Family engagement vs involvement

    • Exploring the research on family engagement - recap
  5. 5

    • Where policy and engagement intersect - introduction

    • Key legislative and policy drivers

    • Additional legislative and policy drivers

    • Learning in context: professional learning and practice

    • GTC Scotland Professional Standards 2021 - further reading

    • The moral imperative

    • Where policy and engagement intersect - recap
  6. 6

    • Exploring family engagement in action - introduction

    • Exploring family engagement in action - examples from your settings

    • Exploring family engagement in action - recap
  7. 7

    • Models for family engagement and exploring ways families can get involved - introduction

    • Models for family engagement & Connect's model

    • Ways parents and families can get involved

    • Ways parents and families can get involved - extra examples

    • Models for family engagement and exploring ways families can get involved - recap
  8. 8

    • Challenges to family engagement - introduction

    • Ways families can get involved - where are the gaps? - where are the challenges?

    • Challenges to family engagement - recap
  9. 9

    • Review current engagement - introduction

    • The engagement stocktake tool

    • Review current engagement - where are we now?

    • Review current engagement - recap
  10. 10

    • Action planning - introduction

    • Setting priorities for improvement and action planning

    • Action plan template

    • Action Plan examples for Early Years, Primary and Secondary

    • Action planning - recap

    • Think about evaluation
  11. 11

    • Foundation module live webinar 9 March 2022, 4-5.30pm - see email from [email protected] for joining instructions
  12. 12

    • Here's what's next...

    • Key messages

    • More resources and opportunities for you

    • Before you go...
  13. 13

    • Engagement Ideas for 1-year action plan - for schools & nurseries

    • Connect's top tips for engaging families - for parent councils

    • Connect's resources for educators & parent councils

    • Encouraging parental engagement - top tips and video from Dr Janet Goodall