Parents / Carers

1. Do you encourage your child to
   • read (books, magazines, comics)?
   • make collections?
   • play board games?
   • write (letters, shopping lists)?
   • follow interests such as sport through papers and magazines?
     
     
2. Do you ensure that your child attends school when they are supposed to and is punctual?
   
   
3. Do you talk to your child about his / her schoolwork?
   
   
4. Do you
   • praise and encourage
   • play with
   • read with and to
   • write with
   • talk to your child?
     
     
5. Do you take your child to the library, do you know what services the library offers? E.g. story telling, magazines / newspapers, computer links?
   
   
6. Are you aware of family learning opportunities available through library, local colleges, children’s university, summer schools?
   
   
7. Does the school provide opportunities for you talk to the school about what you hope your child will achieve in the short and long term?
   
   
8. Do you attend school events? e.g.
   • Assemblies
   • parents evenings
   • curriculum meetings
     
     
9. Does the school know what your interests and talents are?
   
   
10. Do you understand the school policies for English and behaviour?
    
    
11. Are you kept informed of your child’s progress and the targets which have been set for her/him?
    
    
12. Does the school offer you ways to become involved in supporting your child’s learning?
    
    
13. Does the school send out letters and circulars written in a way you can understand?
    
    
14. Are you aware of what your child is learning and do you talk to her/him about this?