Unit 46 Work with parents to engage them in their

child’s learning

Level: 3 Credit value: 6 NDAQ number: A/602/1846

Outcome 1 Understand barriers to learning and

strategies/techniques to address them and

encourage children with their learning

1.1 summarise barriers to learning

1.2 explain strategies/ techniques which address barriers to learning

1.3 explain how working in partnership with parents, agencies and others can help to addressbarriers to learning

1.4 explain how parents can support and encourage their children in their learning.

Outcome 2 Support parents to identify and overcome barriers

to their children’s learning

2.1 identify barriers to learning which children and young people may experience

2.2 use strategies to support parents in dealing with:

c) economic and social factors which may impact on their children’s engagement with learning

d) family well being and health issues

2.3 work in partnership with parents to identify:

a) reasons for absence from school

b) ways of helping their children to attend school more regularly

2.4 work in partnership with parents, agencies and others to address and overcome their children’s barriers to learning

Outcome 3 Help parents in developing effective techniques to

support and encourage children with their learning

3.1 use strategies to develop parents’ understanding of the importance of their role in their

children’s learning

3.2 support parents to use strategies to encourage their children’s motivation and self esteem

3.3 support parents in developing approaches that will encourage and facilitate their children’s

learning

3.4 support parents in developing strategies to encourage and facilitate their children’s full participation in school

Outcome 4 Support parents and their children through

transitions to ensure continual engagement with

schools and learning

4.1 provide continuity of support to children or young people and their parents during transition between educational establishments and phases of education

4.2 provide support to help parents and children or young people deal with significant family

transitions

4.3 explain the stages of child and young person development

4.4 provide support to parents in relation to the stages of child and young person development.

Outcome 5 Facilitate positive relations and effective dialogue

between parents and school staff

5.1 support parents in understanding the education system

5.2 support parents in understanding their own and their children’s rights and responsibilities in the education system

5.3 work with parents to extend their understanding of the ethos and expectations of their

children’s school

5.4 work with parents to overcome personal anxieties about education and schools

5.5 use strategies to facilitate positive relationships between parents and school staff

5.6 work with school staff to extend their understanding of parents’ and children and young

people’s:

a) personal and social contexts

b) rights and responsibilities with regards to compulsory education.