Book description
Education is an obsession for parents and children alike and parents
will worry about anything to do with their children's schooling, from
which school to choose and when their child should start to what they
need to learn and how they'll cope in the playground.
Schools are crying out for parents to become more involved in their
children's education. A Parents' Guide to Primary School
contains indispensable advice on:
- Pre-school and choosing the right primary school
- Getting ready for school and the first day
- The curriculum, SATs, homework and the importance of parents'
involvement in their children's learning
- Discipline and bullying
- Governors and the PTA - how to get involved
- Parents' evenings and reports
- Extracurricular activities
- Special needs
- Moving on - preparing for secondary school
Elizabeth Grahamslaw has written for numerous newspapers and
magazines, including the
Daily Telegraph
. She writes regular reviews for
The Good Schools Guide
and is also a mother of two who can't resist getting involved in her
children's education.
