Current projects
Greater Manchester
Active Families
A National Lottery Funded Sport England project supporting families from all backgrounds to get active. We are looking for schools to take part in this over the next couple of years. Please contact us if you are interested.
Lambeth
Raising the Game
We are working with Lambeth Schools Partnership to develop universal provision, and to support families from the Black Caribbean community to develop positive behaviours for learning and improve their child’s outcomes.
Trafford and Liverpool
When I Grow Up
OVO Foundation is funding us to support the development of Early Literacy in Trafford and Liverpool schools with the early years Mouse Club transition and home learning project. The project supports practitioners to improve their skills.
Past projects
Suffolk: Partnerships with Parents
PEN were awarded a grant from the Suffolk Community Foundation to enable primary and secondary schools to develop their parental engagement.
Moving Up to Secondary School
PEN received an Awards for All Grant to develop a project on engaging and supporting parents at the point of transition into High School.
Engaging Parents Effectively
PEN developed exciting new parental engagement strategies and resources as part of a national research project to support the engagement of disadvantaged families in the early years.
London: Mouse Club & Home Learning
Walcot Foundation, an independent charity working within Lambeth, have funded us to roll out Mouse Club transition and home learning project to 10 schools in Lambeth.
I have gained skills in engaging parents in an informal, non-threatening way. I will definitely take forward plans to run termly workshops in the future due to increased confidence.
Teacher, Hollingworth Primary School
Engaging Parents Effectively Project
I have enjoyed spending time with the parents and children and watching their confidence grow. I have loved how some parents in particular have been so proud of their work and have rushed in in the mornings to show me what they have done with their children.
Nursery Teaching Asssistant, Oasis Academy Harpur Mount
Engaging Parents Effectively Project
I feel more welcome in school because they’ve done that. We’ve had conversations and there’s some kind of rapport – I feel listened to. I feel more confident around school and they want to work in partnership with me and not just as they wish. I’m taken notice of.
Parent, Argoed High School
Moving Up Project
Looking at the completed activities was invaluable in helping me get to know the child and their family.
Form tutor
Moving Up Project
It really helped to be able to sit down and talk about the changes that would be coming up.
Parent, Argoed High School
Moving Up Project
It has helped children prepare better and become ours faster. Pastorally I think it’s helped immensely.
Assistant Head, Byrchall High School
Moving Up Project