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NAHT Northern Ireland represents principals and vice-principals in around two-thirds of 1,150 schools in Northern Ireland. NAHT Northern Ireland provide advice, training and support for its members on a range of issues faced by senior leaders in schools. Along with our colleagues in England and Wales, we are there to defend and extend the rights of school leaders.  

NAHT NI is democratic and member-led, and supported by its Belfast-based team of staff alongside their colleagues based in both Wales and England.

NAHT Northern Ireland
Carnmoney House
Edgewater Office Park
Belfast
BT3 9JQ

nahtni@naht.org.uk
02890 776633 

How to build effective home-school partnerships

Many schools are keen to develop effective partnerships with parents. 

Parentkind is the leading organisation working to support parents and schools to develop effective partnerships, offering training and guidance. 

NAHT has worked with Parentkind, as well as ASCL, to develop a good practice guide for schools who want to get this right - with tips for parent groups as well as tips for schools. 

The full six-page guide is available below. 

Schools can use this guide with their Parent Teacher Association or Parents' Forum to consider what more they can do. 

This advice document includes the following: 

  • A section on the role of parents in their children’s education and how children can do better on a range of measures as a result 

Ofsted evaluates schools on parent engagement under leadership and management, and it has found the most effective schools work in partnership with parents.

  • Barriers to developing an effective home-school partnership

  See what parents say and what teachers say

You can build positive parental participation in the following ways:

  1. Taking a whole-school approach, including strong leadership/commitment of the head and governing body
  2. Implementing effective and regular two-way communication
  3. Providing support for home-school learning
  4. Encouraging parental participation in school life.
  • How to build an effective home-school partnership

  It includes suggestions for schools and, in equal measure, parents.

This article is available to NAHT members only. To view this advice click here

First published 26 August 2020

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NAHT NI Annual conference

Annual Leadership Conference
14-15 May 2020 Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle
 ‘Empowering Positive Leadership’
 
Full programme to follow. Register now using the form below:

 

 Nursery and Foundation Stage Conferences
• Foundation Stage Conference:  Thursday, 19 November 2020
• Nursery School Conference:  Friday, 20 November 2020 
Venue: Hilton Hotel, Templepatrick

NAHT(NI) are delighted to have Anna Ephgrave to deliver two conferences, a day aimed at Foundation Stage practitioners and a day for Nursery practitioners.   Anna taught in the early years in English schools for 30 years and is now an independent consultant, trainer and author, supporting practitioners both in the United Kingdom and abroad. She has written four very successful books for David Fulton, Routledge: The Reception Year in Action, The Nursery Year in Action, Year One in Action and Planning in the Moment. Anna is passionate about children having autonomy and choice in child-initiated play. This ensures that each child can follow their interests and become deeply engaged which results in outstanding progress and meaningful learning.      This event can be used as a whole staff/team professional development opportunity and Principals may wish to use a Staff Development Day for this purpose. Further information will be issued soon, but in the meantime, please hold these dates in your diary!