Engaging and empowering all parents to support a reading culture

For English leads and class teachers

‘Children need support to develop the habit and love of reading. There are 3 core strategies to support them as readers- read aloud, time to read as a family, book chat and sharing views’ OU RfP

The 60 minute online training enables delegates to:

Gain strategies and practical approaches to use to engage all parents in supporting their children to read for pleasure both at home and school and be part of a vibrant reading culture

Wednesday 10 February 16.00 -17.00

"As usual I've got a lot from our latest session - I've just looked at the resource you shared and it's exactly what I needed for the last 9 months trying to get anxious children through the doors in the morning" June 2021

Throughout her career as a teacher, senior leader and senior adviser for a local authority, Julie’s work has focused on inspiring , enabling and empowering all parents and schools to work in partnership in order to ensure best outcomes for each child, not only in terms of their academic achievement but also their emotional health and well-being.

She currently provides consultancy , advice and training to schools across the U.K. on how to do this, drawing on a wealth of experience and research in the field of stakeholder engagement and parental support for learning.

Cafés for All®, A2E2 e (A2E2’s ) highly successful whole school approach to parental engagement and support for learning, is now used in 600+ UK schools