Parental Involvement - How you can support your child

There are many practical steps that you can take to support and nurture your child, for example by encouraging him/her to:

• Utilise the local library and the internet as learning and research resources

• Visit museums, science centres, nature reserves and art galleries etc

• Watch educational and current affairs programmes such as the news, wildlife/nature programmes and documentaries, and discuss them

• Read a quality national newspaper

• Discuss and debate topics, such as politics, the environment and the media

• Discuss homework and schoolwork

• Take part in extra-curricular activities

• Take an active part in family decision-making

• Listen to different types of music

• Read for pleasure, including demanding/challenging books

• Take regular physical exercise

• Socialise and relax in between work and learn to ‘switch off’

• Help your child to organise their work, bedrooms, life!

• Learn a musical instrument

• Encourage your child to persevere when they find something difficult or challenging. A musical instrument is a great way of doing this.

Useful websites:

https://www.familyeducation.com/school-learning/your-childs-school/performance

https://nrich.maths.org/frontpage

https://www.nace.co.uk/default.aspx