Engaging Parents
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Engaging Parents

 

Workshop Description

 

Title of Workshop

Engaging Parents

Relevance

Teachers find it difficult to know how to respond to parents positively and constructively

Objectives

This course will help school staff

  • See parents in the big picture of the school
  • Know their own educational philosophy
  • Identify some life principles
  • Develop some techniques for engagement

Audience

Teachers and middle management, year heads and asst year heads

Size

Max 30 participants

 

 


About Mrs Belinda Charles

Belinda CharlesMrs Belinda Charles is a retired principal who led in both secondary school and junior college for the last 25 years of her teaching career. Her last posting was as the principal of St Andrew’s Secondary School from which she retired at the end of 2010. She was one of the youngest principals to lead a secondary school in 1986 and subsequently a junior college in 1990. Mrs Charles has sat on several committees at education headquarters and was involved in important education review committees including Thinking Schools Learning Nation, leading to her being conferred the Silver Public Administration Medal. For ten years, Mrs Charles was also, concurrently, an adjunct lecturer with the National Institute of Education in the 1990s, conducting modules for
teacher trainees in their pre-service training, courses for qualified teachers coming back for in-service training, and modules for heads of department coming in to do their Diploma in Departmental Management as well as principals-in-training.


 

Registration

Trainer: Mrs Belinda Charles

Dates: Tue 9 - 10 November 2021 (2 half-days)

Time: 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm

Mode of Delivery: via Zoom

Closing Date: Friday 8 October 2021

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Workshop Fee: S$120.00 per participant. If 2 or more participants from the same school/organization attend the same course, the discounted fee will be S$100.00 per participant for that particular course. Fees are subject to GST and include all training materials.

Other Information:
Registration is on a first-come-first-serve basis. No refunds will be made for cancellations or in the case of absentees. The Academy accepts replacements for registered participants who are unable to attend for whatever reasons.

School/Cluster-Based Workshop Registration
If your school or cluster is keen to conduct this as an in-house programme, please contact Joseph Loy by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or tel: 6363 0330 on the cost of conducting the workshop.

 


 

Upcoming Workshops by Mrs Belinda Charles

Using Emotional Intelligence (EQ) in the Classroom

Communication with Stakeholders

Peer Mentoring for Key Personnel and Senior/Lead Teachers

Engaging Parents