Schools commissioning: Establishing demand – parental engagement

Resources and practice database

Schools commissioning: Establishing demand – parental engagement

Contact:: See individual documents for contacts.
Provider:: Local authorities
Topics:: Children and Young People's Plan, Children's trusts, Education, Joint planning and commissioning, Multi-agency working, Participation of children and young people, Schools
Type:: Emerging practice
Date:: April 2008

This set of documents, produced by pathfinder LAs, provides practical examples in the form of research, case studies and other material when planning a parental engagement strategy. It is part of a suite of resources associated with the Learning from experience: Schools commissioning by LAs publication, developed from the Schools Commissioning Pathfinder programme.

Good schools commissioning puts the needs of children, young people and their families at the heart of the school system, designing the organisation and services around their needs.

The materials, developed by LAs, are provided to share their experiences as pathfinders of schools commissioning, in order to help other LAs in their role as strategic commissioners of schools places and services.