Primary Membership

All the tools you need to build successful relationships with parents.

Why you should become a PEN Member:

We really value our member schools and have been developing our approach for over a decade, so we know what works for you as busy teachers. We're also a non-profit, and our ethos is to make sure everyone benefits from our collective learning. We keep our membership price low, so you can still afford to join.

Click on the + signs to find out how you can benefit from being a PEN member:

Network Meetings

At our monthly network meetings, you will get to explore a topic in detail. We support you in addressing the big problems and discussing why parental engagement is part of the solution for improved attendance, punctuality, and attainment. You will find strategies you can use and exactly where to start to improve parental engagement.

Coming to a PEN network meeting gives you a chance to find out what other schools are doing, what works for them, and what doesn't. You get to listen to our experienced experts and swap strategies with other school staff.

Monthly Meetings are held via Zoom in term-time. There's no need to book; just come along! Take a look at our schedule for term 1 below:

Date

Toolkit area

Theme/s

September

Leadership, Staffing and Management.

· Whole School PE – where to start!

October

Welcome – Ethos

Transition/Induction

· Welcome and Induction

· Home School Agreements

· Working in partnership

November

Reporting to Families

· Involving families in assessment

· The language of reporting

December

Helping Families to engage with school and learning

· Home learning vs. homework

· Supporting families to support learning

Family Home Learning Resources

In your online membership area, you will find an extensive library of resources that support learning at home. Having parents as partners in their child's development is key to reducing barriers to learning. PEN's resources are all research-based and peer-reviewed. That's right! we've developed them with our members and continue to do so.

If you want to get involved with what we produce to ensure it is accessible by your families, you can do exactly that! We welcome suggestions for resources from members and will post draft versions in your members' area for you to comment on. Don't worry if this sounds like something you don't have time for, we're equally happy for you to grab those resources and go. You can make as many or as few contributions as you want.

Funded Projects

As a member, you'll be offered any funded projects first, and as long as the criteria are met, you'll be able to take advantage of fully funded resources for your school or setting.

Our funded projects are often a vehicle for our research and develop our bigger projects and training courses. So, as a member, you'll have the opportunity to trial these first and without any further cost.

In the past, member schools have been given a chance to benefit from early years transition and ready-for-school initiatives; KS2 reading projects; transition and Induction for years 6 & 7; the development of whole-school approaches to parental engagement and a resource to support families to become more active.

How do I become a PEN member?

Easy, just click on the link below. We looking forward to meeting you soon!