At Buckingham Park Primary School we want to do everything we possibly can to help parents and families to support their children. We believe that when schools and parents work together in partnership to support the learning and welfare of young people the child is more likely to have a positive experience of school and more successful outcomes in terms of both learning and wellbeing.

The Leading Parent Partnership Award (LPPA) is a nationally recognised award achievable by schools who work very closely with the families of their pupils. The assessment for the Award is made by an external advisor.

We are using the LPPA to help strengthen our school’s partnership with parents. The work will provide us with a valuable school improvement tool and also give us recognition for our commitment to working with parents.

During this Award process we hope to build on the many strengths we already have with parents. We want to provide opportunities for parents to have a voice in everyday school life.

We hope to achieve the accreditation during the academic year 2025/26

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.

Parents interested in helping in school, and who have the necessary free time, should speak to a member of the office staff. Everyone helping in school or on school trips is checked by the Disclosure and Barring Service in line with child protection guidelines.

It will make our work with families even better. It will improve our communication and build more activities for families in school. As you know we are always trying to improve and completing this award will help us do that.

• Read all information that we send out

• Come along to events we organise

• Complete any questionnaires we send out as honestly as you can

• Join our LPPA Working Party. A group which will consist of parents, members of school staff who meet regularly to work on an action plan and gather the evidence needed to gain the award.

There are regular opportunities to meet with class teachers and be kept informed about children’s progress. These may be informally via homework diaries or formally at the Parents’ Consultation Meetings held twice a year, usually in October and February or March. An annual written school report is also issued in the summer term. Parents are of course welcome to make an appointment to see the classroom teacher at other times throughout the year.

The purpose of this Code of conduct is to support all parents, carers and visitors to our school. The Code states the conduct expected so that we can work together to ensure a safe and positive school environment for our children.

We have a strong Parent Teacher Association to which all parents automatically become members when they join the school. This enables parents and teachers to work together to provide social functions and fund-raising activities. The large amount of money raised by the PTA each year makes an invaluable contribution to the running of the school and the development of the outdoor play spaces.