Regions - ECOTEC in GB
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From our UK offices in Birmingham, Leeds, London and Keele we deliver our full range of services throughout the UK. From our Brussels and Madrid offices we serve local markets and European Union clients in particular and, through our membership of the ECORYS group of companies we work throughout the EU, its Candidate Countries and in developing and transition economy countries. For details of the regions we work in, see below or check out our most recently added projects in the right-hand panel.
For more information about our work in any region contact David Supple using the details below.
Region Portfolio: Evaluation of transition information sessions
Department for Children, Schools and Families (former Department for Education and Skills)
ECOTEC is evaluating an important national project for the Department for Children, Schools & Families, to engage parents in their child's learning and development. This two year pathfinder evaluation will identify lessons learned from effective work with parents and carers, to inform national rollout in 2008 as part of the Every Child Matters policy reforms.
The project
The 'transition information sessions' demonstration project offers a core framework for working with parents and carers, which can be adapted to meet local needs. It aims to build relationships with parents when their child starts primary or secondary school - key transition points - and to enable fast and effective referral to services that are offered in the local area. This is an important dimension to the Extended Schools concept, and recognises that ultimately all schools require effective parent partnership to deliver positive outcomes for children and families. At pathfinder stage, some 500 schools are delivering sessions in 2006-07 and a further 500 in 2007-08.
The evaluation
The aim of the evaluation is to establish the effectiveness of the various local models for planning and delivering the sessions, and to identify their impact on parents, families, schools and communities. ECOTEC is working in partnership with Professor John Bastiani for the evaluation - a leading national expert in home-school links and parental involvement. The work includes a national baseline survey of 2000 parents, observations of sessions in six local authorities, and in-depth interviewing with school staff, partners, parents and carers. The interim report is due in March 2007 to provide recommendations for next year's cohort of schools. Final reporting will take place in March 2008.
laurie.day@ecotec.com
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