An Ofsted survey of 25 primary and secondary schools, found that thebest schools identified how parents could contribute, evaluated theimpact of initiatives and made improvements when necessary.
Parents said they rarely had sufficient guidance on how to help theirchildren learn more effectively. While most schools were involvingparents, only three of the 25 schools were evaluating the benefits.
The survey was conducted between September 2006 and February 2007 with arange of schools from rural and urban settings and differentsocio-economic groups.
Schools that encouraged the involvement of grandparents and othermembers of the extended family saw improvements in children's attitudesand achievement. Grandparents and extended family were found to have apositive influence on pupils' behaviour, motivation and achievement,especially where parents were finding it difficult to come to schoolbecause of work or other family commitments.
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