Encourage your school to have a long-term plan for Home–School Partnership. Incorporate the successful ideas acquired from the Home–School Partnership: Numeracy sessions in future Home–School Partnership plans.
- Have a series of meetings rather than “one-offs”.
- Consider focusing on different year groups, syndicates or transitions from Early Childhood Centres.
- Encourage teachers to focus on building relationships, not just with their students but with the parents and family as well.
- Consider a similar approach with other curriculum areas.
- Contact school advisers for ideas and support.
- Use expertise within the school.
- Share ideas and training sessions with nearby schools.
- Establish a planning team. The numeracy team can provide information on organisation for sessions.
- Approach the BOT for a Home–School Partnership budget.
- Ask parents to support class programmes by making equipment and games.
- Invite parents into class to help with class programmes.
- Parents can share or teach aspects of their own cultures, as relevant.