Leading Parent Partnership Award
We are using the Leading Parent Partnership Award (LPPA) to help strengthen our school’s partnership with parents. LPPA is a national award that will provide us with a valuable school improvement tool and also give us recognition for our commitment to working with parents.
The LPPA will help us achieve these long-term benefits:
contribute to improved pupil attendance, punctuality, behaviour and progress
increase parent participation and involvement
enhance parents’ support in their children’s learning
improve communication between home and school
Objective 1
The nine objectives we are working towards are:
The school demonstrates a commitment to work towards achieving the LPPA
Objective 2
The school makes and implements effective plans to achieve and maintain the LPPA
Objective 3
The school is a welcoming, communicative and friendly place for parents.
Objective 4
The school promotes the awareness and participation of all groups of parents in supporting their children’s learning and developing their own learning. In addition, the school holds and actively promotes a programme of opportunities and events for joint parent and child participation.
Objective 5
The school provides a good induction for all new parents.
Objective 6
The school provides parents with relevant and user-friendly guidance and information to help them support their children’s learning.
Objective 7
The school produces and implements parent-friendly policies to establish effective home–school links and improve children’s attendance, punctuality, progress and positive participation in school.
Objective 8
The school provides good support for all parents as their children move through or leave the school.
Objective 9
The school summarises its achievements against the LPPA Objectives and outlines its future plans.