At School

Parents make a vital contribution to their children's education, and strong partnerships between schools and parents can enhance children's learning.

Family and Parents Institute

At School

The Parent Practice regularly works with schools providing workshops to support the parent/school/child relationship. Teachers today receive training in numerous valuable skills such as using praise effectively and positive discipline… enabling constructive encouragement when managing their students. Many parents have had no such training and dread the daily challenges of homework, getting kids to school on time, dealing with their children’s friendship issues etc. Our school based workshops support parents by teaching skills and strategies to handle these scenarios in a positive and productive manner. Schools that have hosted our workshops have reported overwhelming positive feedback from their parents about the workshops as well as fostering the parent/school partnership.

Please call us: 020 8673 3444 or email us for more information.

We present 90 minute talks in schools on a wide variety of topics including:

Please contact us if you have a specific workshop in mind that would suit the needs of the parents of your students.

Some of the schools we have worked with include:

Belleville School, Battersea		Knightsbridge School
Blackheath Preparatory		Knowl Hill, Woking (teacher training)
Burbage School, Hackney		Newton Prep School
Bute House		Notting Hill Prep School
Colet Court		Oatlands Primary, Embridge Borough
Donhead Boys School		Pelham Primary, Merton
Emanuel School		Prospect House School
Finton House School		St Catherine's Prep, Bramley
Fulham Prep School		St Charles Boromeo, Surrey
Garden House
Glendower Prep School		St Michael's and All Saints
The Harrodian		St Michael's School, Southfields
Hollymount, Wimbledon		St Paul's Girls School
Holy Trinity, Wimbledon		The Roche School
Holy Trinity School, Merton		Thomas's Prep Schools (all)
Honeywell, Battersea		Unicorn School, Richmond
The Hurlingham School		Ursuline Prep School, Merton
Jessop School, Herne Hill		Westminster Under School
Kew College		Wetherby Prep School
Kensington Prep School

INSPIRING

Thank you very much for the inspiring talk that you gave to our parents. It really was first class and has enabled our parents to consider the importance of an emotional education in conjunction with an academic one. The feedback from our parents has all been resoundingly positive with a general cry for more workshops, so I feel sure we shall be working with you and The Parent Practice again.

Kate Simon, Head of Garden House School London

I wanted to thank you hugely for your presentation - it was exactly right for our school and our parents; your style was lively and encouraged the interaction which is evidenced in their evaluations and the conversations afterwards. I would be very happy for you to pass on my details for any of your future potential bookings should the school want a recommendation

Cathy Dales, Assistant Head, Farnborough Hill School

VALUABLE

I believe The Parent Practice engages parents in a world of value and principle-led parenting that can lead to emotional literacy and healthy relationships for parents and their children. This is such a valuable thing in a world that has taught some in the past to be more concerned about results, which so often misses the essence of learning.

Adrian Floyd, Headmaster Finton House School

EMPATHY

The Parent Practice has now delivered 2 workshops to our local cluster of schools. Each presentation has been received positively and with huge enthusiasm by our parents. Their clear principles, empathy with the difficulties of parenting and the simple yet effective techniques they suggest have been whole-heartedly welcomed by our parenting community. The Parent Practice offers very practical solutions to the demands of parenting in today’s world.

Patricia Beechey, Head Teacher, Oatlands Primary School, Weybridge

Thank you very much for the talk 'Bringing Out The Best In Your Children'. Those who came went away all fired up with ideas and several parents have come and asked if we may host some more! They are spreading the word around the playground, so I will be in touch again soon.

Philippa Jackson, Headteacher Hollymount Primary School, Merton, London

SUCCESS

We couldn't believe how quickly the evening sold out! Thank you so much, the feedback forms showed it was an overwhelming 'yes' for more talks. Consider the evening a great success.

Fulham Prep PTA parent

STRATEGIES

Thank you for giving us some great strategies and for creating an environment where we freely shared our frustrations and concerns!

A Colet Court parent

POSITIVE

It gave me a chance to look at my parenting from a different perspective and see how I can be more positive.

A Blackheath Prep parent