Parents

At St Mary & St Michael Catholic Primary School, we take working in partnership with parents and carers very seriously and we know it takes commitment from both sides to make the partnership effective for the benefit of our children.

Below are the expectations for parents and what we will do in return to support you with this.

Parents are expected to:

• Take the time to read with their child daily, to share books and help us to develop a love of reading;
• Support their child to engage with their homework and provide them with space and time to succeed;
• Model and promote behaviours which allows their child to communicate positively, develop healthy relationships and succeed with their learning;
• Uphold our school’s core values;
• Read school newsletters, emails and text messages in order to keep up to date with procedures, processes and news;
• Ensure that their child attends school unless sickness prevents this, does not take their child on holiday during term time and that medical and dental appointments are made outside of school times where possible.

St Mary & St Michael will:

• Provide the guidance and resources needed to support home learning;
• Keep parents informed about their child’s progress and celebrate success;
• Organise and communicate events;
• Keep parents informed of school procedures, processes and other news via newsletters, emails and text messages;
• Aim to respond to all queries within 2 working days;
• Communicate respectfully, compassionately and provide support and guidance where needed.