Parent's Charter

THE PARENT'S CHARTER AND THE CHARTER FOR FURTHER EDUCATION

The first Parent's Charter was issued in 1991. It signalled the start of an information revolution to extend parental choice and raise standards. It promised parents five key documents:

• a report on their child's progress at least once a year;
• regular reports on their child's school from independent inspectors;
• performance tables for local schools;
• a prospectus or brochure about individual schools; and
• an annual report from the school's governors.

Important changes have taken place in schools since 1991. Parents' rights have been strengthened. An Updated Parent's Charter was therefore issued in June 1994. It explained what parents can expect and how to become more effective partners in their children's education.

The Charter for Further Education was published in 1993 and explains what information, including comparative summaries of results for all colleges and school sixth forms, students and employers have a right to expect about colleges.

Copies of the Parent's Charter and the Charter for Further Education are also available on audio cassette and in Braille, and in: Bengali, Chinese, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese.

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