Webinar: How Can Schools and Colleges Partner with Parents and Carers?
Featuring insights from our expert panel and parents' perspectives, this webinar will offer practical reflections and ideas for strengthening parent and carer relationships - particularly in the context of RSHE and wider student wellbeing.
About this webinar
Strong partnerships between parents, carers, and education settings play a vital role in supporting young people’s learning and wellbeing. Yet a recent review of whole-school approaches to mental health and wellbeing found that only 24% of respondents felt that ‘working with parents and carers’ was easy to implement.¹
With new RSHE guidance placing a renewed emphasis on consultation with parents and carers, this timely webinar will offer practical insights and explore how schools and colleges can build trust, navigate sensitive conversations, and create inclusive approaches that reflect the voices of all families.
Aims of this webinar
In this webinar, you will:
understand the importance of strong parent and carer partnerships across all phases of education
hear practical tips for working with parents and carers across all settings
explore inclusive approaches that build trust and reflect the voices of all families
be able to ask questions to the panel through a live Q&A.
Who is this webinar for?
This webinar is recommended for professionals working in education settings, but it may be relevant to a range of professionals working with children and young people, including:
Senior mental health leads (SMHLs)
Designated safeguarding leads (DSLs)
Senior leaders
Pastoral staff
Teachers
Local authority colleagues
Mental health practitioners
Social workers
What is included in my ticket?
To help us continue providing the best possible mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, webinars for education professionals are now ticketed and cost £10.
Tickets include access to the live webinar, the opportunity to engage in Q&A discussion, and a link to the recording of the webinar following the event, which is valid for 30 days. Attendees will also receive access to follow-up resources to help embed learning.
For enquiries, please contact schoolsinmind@annafreud.org.
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Chair: Natalie Merrett, Head of Knowledge Dissemination in Schools at Anna Freud
Natalie Merret is an experienced leader with over 13 years in the non-profit sector, building and developing strong relationships with school and college communities. With her Knowledge Dissemination team, Natalie leads and develops programmes and initiatives that support mental health and wellbeing in education. This includes Government-funded projects, mental health and education networks, and anti-racism focused strategies.
Natalie is also a School Governor and EDI Trainer, leading Anna Freud’s in-house Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) training which involves sensitive facilitation and encouraging open yet challenging conversations.
Amy Shelton, School Engagement Trainer at Anna Freud
Amy Shelton is a psychodynamic counsellor for children and young people, with over a decade of experience in the classroom. At Anna Freud she specialises in strengthening whole-school mental health approaches, empowering educators with strategies that create lasting change.
Brenda McHugh, Consultant Psychotherapist - Inclusion and Specialist Help in Schools and Co-Founder of The Pears Family School
Brenda McHugh MBE is the Co-Founder of Pears Family School, an Alternative Provision for pupils aged 5 to 14 years. The focus is on recovery, rebuilding skills and re-integration by working closely with parents and carers. She has been a teacher and a consultant psychotherapist working in CAMHS for over 25 years. She is a member of the APSEND CEO network and provides consultancy and training on parent partnership for pupil progress to all schools.
Parent from the Pears Family School
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