Four Pillars Self Evaluation

Quickly assess how well your school engages with parents – and what to improve.

After answering 20 questions - five for each pillar - you will receive an overall score for your current level of parental engagement.

To dig deeper into the results - including to get a breakdown by each pillar - you can book a completely free no obligation follow up call with one of the team.

Knowledge

Parents know what is expected of them to support their child’s learning

A

We don’t explicitly state what we expect of parents

B

We have a parent engagement policy or similar document

C

We specifically inform parents of their role and regularly check in with them to offer support

Parents understand the positive impact they can make to their child’s learning

A

We don’t explicitly talk about this with parents

B

We talk to parents about this at parent events

C

We proactively inform parents why and how to support and regularly check in with them to offer support

Parents know how to access the technology we use to communicate

A

We don’t measure this

B

We tell parents how we will communicate with them

C

We proactively support parents to to use technology so they can access communication, e.g introductory sessions

Parents are able to easily find out how their child is doing at school

A

We don’t measure this

B

We use parent evenings and reports to share progress updates

C

We check that parents can understand and access progress data and what it means for them

Parents know who to contact at school if they have questions

A

We expect parents to use the main school contact details e.g. reception or the school office

B

We provide a general list of contacts that is available on our website e.g. teaching staff

C

We send parents relevant contact details each year e.g. people who their child will be in contact with