Arm in arm

The Government may finally be putting its money where its mouth is about getting parents involved in their children's learning. Simon Vevers reports Finding ways to engage parents in their children's learning in the most disadvantaged communities has long been regarded as one of the toughest, but most important, issues to crack for Government, local authorities and practitioners. While they have rightly been labelled as their children's primary educators, many parents have felt powerless to influence their children's education and past efforts to involve them often have lacked focus or have been viewed as patronising. Parents' reluctance to get involved...