Partnership and co-production with learners and parents/carers
Participation and engagement with young people and carers in decision making is essential. Building positive relationships with families and pupils, listening to the pupil voice and collaborating can support a sense of belonging and underpin a fully inclusive experience.
Positive and trusted alliances with parents/carers are essential for building on embedded approaches to collaboration and co-production. Improved partnerships increase the positive perceptions of the schools, support practitioners in understanding what is important to families and create a sense of community belonging.
In February 2025, Young People at Somers Town Youth Centre provided ways in which teachers have supported their sense of belonging. Some of the feedback included:
- Teaching staff who get to know a pupil’s interests and build it into activities
- Having group activities with friends
- Teaching staff who take time to check-in with pupils around how they are feeling
- Having an opportunity to engage with new creative experiences – eg. woodwork, cooking, art.
- Pupils being provided with work experience opportunities
- Teaching staff who discuss the future with pupils
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| The school/setting works in co-production with CYP and their parents or carers in decision making. It is important that the parents or carers and the school/setting are realistic when setting outcomes and determining appropriate support so that CYP are as independent as possible. |
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| An effective partnership with CYP and parents/carers is evident through their participation. |
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The school/setting works in co-production with CYP and their parents or carers in decision making
Whole Setting Approaches:
- Schools co-produce the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Information report with parents and carers.
- Parents and carers are signposted to Camden's Local Offer to access further services and support
- The school/setting links with other agencies and signposts families to other support where appropriate.
- Formal and informal events take place to seek views in relation to SEN provision in the settings e.g. CYP and parent/carer surveys, coffee mornings
- Parents and carers are communicated with appropriately to support their participation at parent/carer evenings, review meetings and other school/setting events e.g., school fair, parent survey, Year 9 options evening.
- Use of a home and setting diary / book bag / messaging and social media to support communication directly with parents/carers in addition to communication given via CYP.
How well implemented?
When and how?
An effective partnership with CYP and parents/carers is evident through their participation
Whole Setting Approaches:
- CYP actively participate in their own 'assess, plan, do, review process (graduated approach). The CYP is prepared for the meeting and appropriately supported in the meeting to share their views.
- Person centred approaches are routinely used to evaluate and inform support and planning.
- CYP are helped to understand their own barriers to learning and the strategies that can support them
How well implemented?
When and how?
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