Research
We believe strongly in the role parents, carers and guardians have in enabling their children to live happy and successful futures.
If you would like to find out more, then please browse through the following reports and publications on the benefits of effective parental engagement. If you have any questions relating to the research contained on this page then please contact us on info@theparentsguideto.co.uk
Research at a glance
Research shows that when parents are involved in education, their children do better.
Benefits have been documented to include:
Parent
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Better parent - child relations
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Knowing how to help their children
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Being able to provide constructive and positive support
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Improved relationship with the school
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More confidence in dealing with their children’s challenges
Child
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More positive school experience
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Improved mental health
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Happier and more self confident teens
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Informed decision making
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Better grades
School
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Better communication with parents
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Less work for teachers and managers
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Better academic outcomes
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Lessons taught in the classroom reinforced at home
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Better engagement and behaviour with pupils
Meaningful parental engagement is helping schools unlock the potential of vulnerable and disadvantaged children
Professor Sonia Blandford, Founder of Achievement for All
Reports and Publications
Review of best practice in parental engagement
Published by the DfE, this report presents a review of studies of interventions aimed at supporting and improving parental engagement
An inquiry into family learning
Research shows that family learning could increase the overall level of children’s development by as much as 15 percentage points.
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Schools and parents - Ofsted publication
Parental engagement can be a powerful lever for raising achievement in schools and there is much research to show this
