Parent Partnership

At the Windmill School all our pedagogy and practice is underpinned by the SCERTS Model a family centred approach to prioritising needs that arise for autistic children and young people.  Together we work with parents to address core goals that enhance social emotional development and promote active engagement with learning. 

The Social Communication Emotional Regulation Transactional Support (SCERTS) Model helps families, teachers and therapists work cooperatively to support autistic children and improve their quality of life. We firmly believe that when parents are partners in their child's school life they can play an active role in extending that support at home. Consistency of approach across home and school is essential for developing emotional self regulation. 

We have seen how pupils thrive at school when we focus on building family-centred partnerships that are built on trust. Barry Prizant author of SCERTS states firmly 'Parent professional relationships ' its a matter of trust" 

We encourage frequent contact to help parents, carers and staff ensure consistency in response to certain events or behaviours. This helps to make life seem more predictable and safe for many pupils and supports them to learn well and make good progress. The Barnet Council's Local Offer is also available to support families and schools.

In addition to Parental Consultation Evenings and the more formal Annual Review meeting, contact may take the form of a home/school book, regular informal telephone conversations or regular email. Parents are of course welcome to come into the school, by appointment, at any time.

There are often other opportunities for parents to be involved in the life of the school: at coffee mornings, workshops or other special events. Please check the Parent Noticeboard, or see our news posts for the latest information.