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Positive Relationships: Working with Parents - We're listening

A project in Cornwall has been aiming to improve the care of children by building stronger relationships between practitioners and parents. Tracey Griffiths reports on its progress.

The Lizard CHILD Trust (LCT) regards research as part of its setting's monitoring toolkit, and much of this research evolves out of everyday events, conversations and interaction with others. One example is a small-scale research project to establish how we might involve parents in their children's learning journey.

The research indicated that parents had a strong desire to be more involved in their children's learning and engage with practitioners but were unsure what they had to offer in terms of teaching and learning. It also revealed that practitioners were keen to develop relationships with parents, but having the confidence to talk with parents about children's learning varied across the team.

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