Barriers to developing an effective home school partnership

From a parent perspective can include:

• Lack of time (work, childcare)
• Haven’t been asked to meet with teachers
• Low self-esteem, find the idea of getting involved intimidating
• Negative experience of school
• Low aspirations
• Health issues
• Lack of guidance on how to support their child
• Not sure what skills and knowledge they can contribute

From a teacher perspective can include:

• Lack of time for both teachers and parents
• Difficult getting parents interested/involved
• Belief among parents that educating their children is the school’s job
• Parents unable to support their child’s learning because of limited education
• Families disengaged with education
• Reluctance of parents to come into school
• Lack of training in parent engagement
• Challenging parent behaviour

Last updated 15 September 2020