The DCSF have evaluated the use of Education Related Parenting Contracts, which are voluntary agreements between parents and schools or local authorities, intended to be used to assist children at risk of exclusion or who have poor attendance.
Key findings:
- Difficult to assess effectiveness due to different understanding of what the parenting contract is.
- Parenting contracts are more likely to be used for attendance than behaviour.
- Where they are used they are seen as effective in improving attendance and behaviour and the relationship with the school.
- Local Authorities reported offering a range of support to parents through their contracts. The main support was referral to parenting classes followed by referral to mental health services.
- Parent contracts tend to be used for attendance once a poor record (80%) is seen to exist. For behaviour parent contracts are introduced after other attempts (such as Pastoral Support Plan) has being tried, however there is evidence that earlier use of the parenting contract might be better here.
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