Parent involvement

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Turing House School was envisioned and steered from the outset by local parents, in partnership with the Russell Education Trust and, now that the school is established, parents have significant representation on the Local Governing Body.

Parental involvement is fundamental to our school vision, because we believe children can achieve best when parents and schools work together. For example:

  1. Parents have access to the My Child At School portal to our BromCom information system. Here they can read messages from the school, see their child's timetable and any homework that has been set, and monitor data on their child's attendance and behaviour.

  2. We facilitate home-school contact online as well as face-to-face meetings, providing opportunities to discuss students' progress.

  3. We encourage a culture of pro-active positive communication, with teachers keeping parents informed of students’ achievements.

  4. We work hard to overcome barriers to parental involvement, by relationship building with hard-to-reach families, responsiveness to feedback, and clear communication.

  5. We support home learning e.g. through advice and workshops for parents on how to support homework or exam preparation; and information on activities/exhibitions/events that may support topics being taught in the classroom.

  6. Our Turing House Friends group initiates social activities for parents and families.

  7. We encourage parents to help with activities within school; e.g. supporting reading initiatives, sports, arts and crafts, school journeys, food technology etc.

  8. We encourage parents into school to give short talks about their employment, hobbies, interests, experiences or achievements.

Parents of students are surveyed when they attend Parents' Evenings throughout the year. Some results of recent surveys are below and show the proportion of parents responding who agreed or strongly agreed with each statement. We are delighted that our parents are so happy with Turing House.

One heartwarming comment reads:

We realise, from the newsletter, that we must have missed a parent survey at the recent settling in evening. Apologies for not completing one of these but, rest assured, had we done so, we would have given top marks for every aspect of school life. From the reports we hear ... (about the interesting lessons, engaging teachers, great behaviour, and a vast array of extra-curricular activities) to what we have seen for ourselves (brilliant communication, enthusiastic staff, challenging homework, great learning spaces, and most importantly, a very happy child) we couldn't be more delighted. We can't thank you and the team enough for making all this possible for the children... having missed the survey, we wanted to take the opportunity to say how very happy we were with how the school is running.

Below you will see the survey results from 2024-25:

  1. I would recommend this school to another parent - 98% agree
  2. My child is happy at this school - 98% agree
  3. My child feels safe at this school - 98% agree
  4. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved - 96% agree
  5. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively - 96%agree
  6. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year - 95% agree
  7. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly - 94% agree
  8. My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed - 88% agree
  9. The school has high expectations for my child - 96% agree
  10. My child does well at this school - 96% agree
  11. The school lets me know how my child is doing - 93% agree
  12. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school - 97% agree
  13. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school - 97% agree
  14. The school supports my child’s wider personal development - 94% agree