How to engage with any parent community in 4 steps

Kate Owbridge, Ashdown Primary School

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Identify your “way in”, specific to your context 06:49
Build trust - be brave, transparent and honest 11:11
Challenges and how to overcome them 14:10
Key takeaways 17:47
Find out about your community 01:58
Show parents your personality and values 04:05

Engaging with your local community is an essential ingredient for school success, but can seem hard to achieve. Drawing on her 16 years of headship, Kate Owbridge shares her secrets of how to turn even the most disengaged families and pushy parents into positive partners. From learning about your local area to letting everyone know what you’re like as a leader, there’s a lot you can do to bring everyone on board.