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Appendix A: Additional Tables

Table A Reasons why leaflet was MOST effective - School Staff

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Parents
Evening

School
Hols

Starting a
New
School
Year

Out of
School
Learning

Healthy
Choices

Enterprise
In
Education

New
Tech
In
Learning

Getting
Involved

Personal
Learning
Planning

New
Law
To
Support
Parents

n=81

n=7

n=20

n=6

n=19

n=3

n=44

n=22

n=6

n=38

n=20

n=33

%

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Relevant / appropriate / topical / current

32

2

3

3

7

-

18

6

2

18

6

10

Reinforcement / raising awareness / letting parents know what's being tried

22

3

5

1

6

-

12

5

1

5

3

1

Helpful / explanatory / provides clarification

17

2

5

-

3

1

4

4

2

4

4

12

Good language / format

12

1

4

-

5

-

6

3

-

4

3

5

Increase chance of / showed how parents can be getting involved / giving support

12

1

7

-

3

1

7

5

1

10

-

2

Received feedback / has had an effect

11

-

-

1

2

-

2

1

2

2

2

3

Right level / geared towards parents / friendly / approachable

9

-

4

1

2

1

3

1

-

4

4

5

Practical

2

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Led to a review / change of provision/plans

5

-

1

-

-

-

4

-

-

-

1

-

Interesting for parents

5

-

-

1

1

-

-

1

-

3

1

1

Parental involvement has improved pupil progress

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

Led to a review / change of provision / plans

-

-

1

-

-

-

4

-

1

1

-

2

Source: Q5e Base: School respondents who specified most effective leaflets

Table B Reasons why leaflet was MOST effective - Local Authority Staff

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Info

Starting a
New
School
Year

Out of
School
Learning

Enterprise
In
Education

New
Tech
In
Learning

Getting
Involved

Personal
Learning
Planning

New
Law
To
Support
Parents

n=5

n=3

n=2

n=1

n=3

n=2

n=5

n=1

n=16

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Parental involvement, parents have more direct impact

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Well written / laid out

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Help (parents) understand subject better; easy to understand

1

1

-

-

1

2

-

-

1

Very important issue

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

(Very) Relevant information / issue (for my own role

-

1

2

1

1

-

4

-

7

Parental involvement; parents have more direct impact

-

1

1

-

-

-

2

-

-

More hands on

-

1

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

More accessible

-

1

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

Very succinct; good summary (of a large subject)

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

1

Help raise awareness

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

3

Used for parent councils / forums

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

Used for parent newsletters

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

Source: Q3e
Base: Local Authority respondents who specified most effective leaflets

Table C Reasons why leaflet was LEAST effective - School Staff

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Sharing
Info

Parents
Evening

School
Hols

Starting a
New
School
Year

Out of
School
Learning

Healthy
Choices

Enterprise
In
Education

New
Tech
In
Learning

Getting
Involved

Personal
Learning
Planning

New
Law
To
Support
Parents

n=5

n=8

n=4

n=18

n=11

n=10

n=6

n=10

n=9

n=9

n=23

n=10

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Already established / already done

3

2

1

4

3

2

1

3

1

3

1

-

Leaflets of no interest from parents / never mentioned / no feedback

1

1

-

-

-

1

1

4

2

-

-

1

Not relevant to our school

1

1

-

3

3

2

1

-

2

1

5

1

Not well established

-

1

1

2

1

1

-

1

2

1

3

1

Haven't used it

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

1

3

-

Parents get too much information

-

1

-

-

-

1

1

-

1

1

2

-

Not a priority

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

No impact / effect / doesn't change attitude

-

-

2

4

-

-

1

1

1

-

4

1

There are better sources available

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Parents do not follow guidance

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Too complicated / parents don't understand it

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

2

1

Restricted / not comprehensive / too simplistic

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

Need to involve children in getting message across

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

No supporting information / backup / went out cold

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

Parents not involved / interested / engaged

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

3

3

Difficult for parents to come in to schools due to Disclosure needs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

Source: Q5f
Base: School respondents who specified leaflet(s) were least useful

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