Woodlawn School, North Tyneside

One of Woodlawn's primary aims is to increase their children's participation in and enjoyment of learning. They recognise that that getting parents involved with their child's learning is one of the best ways to ensure that child is successful. Woodlawn School has been involved in the Becta Parental Engagement Project and has developed a wide range of methods for working with parents. As a special school Woodlawn deals with a wide range of special educational needs and all schools can learn from their experience.

This case study gives an overview of what the school did, what the benefits of better engagement with parents were, what they plan to do next and tips for other schools.