Welcoming our new Managing Director
We are pleased to introduce Janet Davies as PEN’s new Managing Director. Janet has worked with PEN since its beginning, as a trainer and
PEN founder Emma retires
Emma Beresford has taken the decision to retire from her post as Executive Director of PEN. Emma has been the founder and Executive Director of
Raising boys’ achievement
PEN has been awarded a grant from the Headley (Sainsbury) Trust to help parents and carers in supporting boys’ learning and development and
Early years and home learning
Damian Hinds, the Education Secretary, raised concerns about children’s language development and the home learning environment and talked about
Manchester schools: apply now!
We are looking for 10 schools to help us develop an exciting new national pilot project based in Manchester and funded by Sport England. The
OVO Foundation funds Engaging Parents Effectively in Liverpool
OVO Foundation has funded us to roll out the Mouse Club transition and home learning project to 8 schools in Liverpool and look at how to sustain
Funding from the Walcot Foundation to roll out Mouse Club in Lambeth
Walcot Foundation, an independent charity working within Lambeth, have funded us to roll out Mouse Club transition and home learning project to
PEN receives funding from New Philanthropy Capital to produce videos that will help school staff develop parental engagement
This grant will enable us to produce videos to demonstrate skills school staff can develop to improve parental engagement – these include running
Active Families Project
We are celebrating after being awarded £314,000 of National Lottery funding from to help low income families in Manchester get active with their
Summer 2018 update out now!
Our Summer 2018 Update is now available to view. Just click on the link to access the PDF.
PEN Update Spring 2018
Our Autumn update is now available to view. Just click on the link to access the PDF.
PEN’s views on the research
Most parents want the best for their children but they aren’t sure what to do to help them. This project was about helping parents understand how
Oxford University‘s positive research findings on Engaging Parents Effectively
Click here to find out more about the research, training and resources available. Download the report Visit the Sutton Trust website Report by
After school family learning events at Acacias Primary School
Becky Riley from Acacias Primary School talked about their termly whole school family learning events at the PEN network meeting on Nov 1st. They
PEN is now part of the Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs Programme
PEN is now part of the Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs Trade Up Programme, in partnership with the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) and
PEN Case Studies
Full case studies are available to PEN Members. You too can benefit from the many resources we have available by becoming a member. Collyhurst
Our Partners
There are a wealth of resources available to parents and teachers to support engagement. Please check out some of our partner sites below to find
PEN Update Autumn 2017
Our Autumn update is now available to view. Just click on the link to access the PDF.
PEN Summer Newsletter 2017
Our Summer update is now available to view. Just click on the link to access the PDF.