What’s in the Leading Parent Partnership Award framework?
This award helps your school to work in partnership with all parents and carers. Increasing parental participation in school life leads to improved pupil progress, punctuality, attendance and behaviour. The framework encourages parents to be involved in their children's learning leading to improved outcomes in all aspects of school life.
The Award benefits
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Effective participation
Provide a programme of opportunities and events for joint parent and child participation.We have welcomed the challenge and consequently, we have refined many of our practices and this has had a very positive impact on our parents, pupils, staff and the wider community.Tony AhmetWinterbourne Nursery and Infants' School -
Welcoming inductions
Hold induction meetings and events for all new parents and provide clear guidance for the responsibilities of parents, school and pupils.The Leading Parent Partnership Award has been a self-evaluative process which has strengthened our approaches and identified where we need to focus our energy.Mrs Manjit BringanWhitehall Infant School -
Welcome parents to school
Provide an environment that is communicative and friendly with a well-organised reception, displays, signage and information.This has been an excellent process as it has enabled middle leaders to reflect and evaluate all that happens here.Di MorganOasis Academy Johanna -
Involve parents in learning
Include parents in supporting their children’s progress through clear and accessible guidance, information and dialogue.Working towards this award has allowed us to focus on our development in a much more strategic and systematic way.Emma AllenCorbets Tey School -
Improve home-school links
Implement policies that establish effective home–school links and improve attendance, progress, punctuality, and pupil engagement.The support given by the Leading Parent Partnership Award has affirmed the areas we do well and encouraged us to improve further with practical and supportive tips throughout the process and for the future.Mr Adam De VecchiBaston House School -
Support transition
Provide accessible, impartial transition advice and guidance for parents as children move through or leave the school.The rigour of the process and feedback ensured we were able to view our achievements objectively and remained ambitious throughout.Joanne L HamillOaks Park High School, Redbridge
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The award process
Steps to achieving an award
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Self-evaluation
Evaluate your current provision against each of the award Objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Practical action planning
Work with the award framework to create and implement your school’s Action Plan
Portfolio building
Work with the award framework to create and implement your school’s Action Plan
Verification
Work with the award framework to create and implement your school’s Action Plan
Accreditation
Work with the award framework to create and implement your school’s Action Plan
Reassessment
Improvements seen during work on the award continue after verification and the school remains accredited for three years.






The rigorous approach from our adviser ensured that we were challenged to evidence our statements but also to evaluate their effectiveness.
Headteacher
Shireland Collegiate Academy
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