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Appendix A: Additional Tables
Table A Reasons why leaflet was MOST effective - School Staff
| Homework | 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 |
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n=81 | n=7 | n=20 | n=6 | n=19 | n=3 | n=44 | n=22 | n=6 | n=38 | n=20 | n=33 |
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% | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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Relevant / appropriate / topical / current | 32 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | - | 18 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 10 |
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Reinforcement / raising awareness / letting parents know what's being tried | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | - | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
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Helpful / explanatory / provides clarification | 17 | 2 | 5 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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Good language / format | 12 | 1 | 4 | - | 5 | - | 6 | 3 | - | 4 | 3 | 5 |
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Increase chance of / showed how parents can be getting involved / giving support | 12 | 1 | 7 | - | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 10 | - | 2 |
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Received feedback / has had an effect | 11 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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Right level / geared towards parents / friendly / approachable | 9 | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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Practical | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
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Led to a review / change of provision/plans | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
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Interesting for parents | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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Parental involvement has improved pupil progress | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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Led to a review / change of provision / plans | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
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Source: Q5e Base: School respondents who specified most effective leaflets
Table B Reasons why leaflet was MOST effective - Local Authority Staff
| Homework | Sharing 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 |
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n=5 | n=3 | n=2 | n=1 | n=3 | n=2 | n=5 | n=1 | n=16 |
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No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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Parental involvement, parents have more direct impact | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
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Well written / laid out | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
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Help (parents) understand subject better; easy to understand | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
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Very important issue | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
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(Very) Relevant information / issue (for my own role | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | - | 7 |
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Parental involvement; parents have more direct impact | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
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More hands on | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
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More accessible | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
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Very succinct; good summary (of a large subject) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
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Help raise awareness | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
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Used for parent councils / forums | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
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Used for parent newsletters | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
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Source: Q3e
Base: Local Authority respondents who specified most effective leaflets
Table C Reasons why leaflet was LEAST effective - School Staff
| Homework | 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 |
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n=5 | n=8 | n=4 | n=18 | n=11 | n=10 | n=6 | n=10 | n=9 | n=9 | n=23 | n=10 |
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No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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Already established / already done | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
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Leaflets of no interest from parents / never mentioned / no feedback | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
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Not relevant to our school | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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Not well established | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Haven't used it | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
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Parents get too much information | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
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Not a priority | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
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No impact / effect / doesn't change attitude | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 |
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There are better sources available | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Parents do not follow guidance | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Too complicated / parents don't understand it | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
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Restricted / not comprehensive / too simplistic | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
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Need to involve children in getting message across | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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No supporting information / backup / went out cold | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Parents not involved / interested / engaged | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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Difficult for parents to come in to schools due to Disclosure needs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
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Source: Q5f
Base: School respondents who specified leaflet(s) were least useful
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