Parents Workshops at Moor House School

At Moor House School we consider that strong school-parent links are an essential part of ensuring our pupils achieve their potential. We believe our workshops have a key role in working towards this goal.

Our workshops are run by staff at school. We endeavour to make them enlightening and interactive, allowing parents to contribute or just to listen to the professionals and other parents.

Our workshops involve staff presentations with visual support, video examples, suggestions for home and opportunities to ask questions, share ideas and discuss your own child.

Our Aims

  • To help parents to support their children at home
  • To provide parents with more information about how we help their children at school
  • To learn from parents' experiences
  • To facilitate links and support between parents

Topics

  • What are Speech, Language & Communication Needs?
    This workshop is run each Autumn Term. This allows parents of all new pupils to attend, however all parents are welcome.
  • Developing Independence Skills
  • The Pupils' Perceptions of Specific Language Impairment
  • Planning for life after Moor House School
  • Developing Social Skills
  • Top Tips: Helping your Child to Communicate
  • Specialist Programmes at MHS
  • Reading and Writing: Why they're hard and how to help!
  • How to Help Your Child in Key Stage 4
  • Developing Numeracy Skills
  • Supporting Children and Adolescents with their Emotions
  • Supporting Sensory Processing Difficulties

Future Dates

Workshops are usually run on Friday afternoons, please note the new time; 1.00pm - 2.45pm. 
     
Spring Term 2012     Top Tips for Helping Your Child Communicate
Friday 2nd March
1.00pm - 2.45pm

Summer Term 2012   How to Help Your Child in Key Stage 4
Friday 18th May
1.00pm - 2.45pm

Parents Ratings

Parents have completed feedback forms at each workshop and 97% of ratings by parents have been 'Helpful' or 'Very Helpful'

Parent Feedback

"It's interesting to hear about other parents issues with their child. Makes you realise that we're all in the same boat"

"I enjoyed the use of videos of the children - it made it more relevant"

"Great ideas from other parents in supporting our children"

"So lovely to speak to other parents instead of constantly worrying and feeling alone in this very difficult situation."

"Really really helpful and would be very happy to attend any follow up. Thank you."

"Extremely helpful - tips/ strategies easy to understand, identify with and follow."

"Great OT session - more please. Overall very helpful. Thank you"

"Very informative! Lovely visuals and demonstrations. Thank you!"

"Excellent workshop and very encouraging to see such a good turn out."

"Wow! Why wasn't I taught by such an enthusiastic, inspiring staff. I defy anyone not to like maths with your approach. Thank you"

Your Ideas

The workshops are organised by staff at school and supported by the Parent Staff Association. We are always keen to hear parents' views and ideas for future workshops.

For more information or to offer ideas for future sessions please contact:

Hilary Dobbie, Head Teacher - Parent Workshop Co-ordinator