Parent Partnership

What is the Leading Parent Partnership Award?

The purpose of this nationally recognised award is to help focus on the school’s partnership work with parents and families. During this process we built on the many strengths the school already has with our parents and carers. We want to provide opportunities for parents to have a voice in everyday school life. We want to do everything we possibly can to help parents and families support their children.

The LPPA consists of ten evidence-based Objectives which schools must meet to get the award.

1. The school demonstrates a commitment to work towards the Leading Parent Partnership Award.

2. The school makes and implements effective plans to achieve and maintain the Leading Parent Partnership Award.

3. The school is a welcoming and friendly place for parents.

4. The school promotes an awareness of and participation in lifelong learning opportunities available in school and in the community to all groups of parents.

5. The school holds and actively promotes enrichment opportunities or events for joint parent/child participation.

6. The school provides good induction for all new parents.

7. The school provides parents with relevant and user-friendly guidance and information to help them support their children’s learning.

8. The school produces and implements parent friendly policies to establish effective home school-links and improve pupil/student attendance, punctuality, behaviour and progress and positive participation in school.

9. The school provides good support for transition for parents when their children leave the school.

10. The school evaluates performance against the Leading Parent Partnership Award.

The LPPA is a nationally recognised award achievable by schools who work very closely with the families of their pupils. The assessment is made by an external advisor. You can read more about the award on the Award Place website .

What difference will the award make to the work done with families at Hillside Primary School?

We aim for the way we work with families, the way we communicate with families and the way we engage with families to go from strength to strength. As you know we are always trying to improve and completing this award will help us do that!

The long-term benefits of the LPPA include (but are not limited to):