Schools are also finding it hard to provide wider community access,according to the first breakdown of how they are meeting individualaspects of the core offer.
The research by the Training and Development Agency (TDA) reveals only23 per cent of all schools are providing parenting support and communityuse, compared to 36.5 per cent of schools providing swift and easyreferral to support services.
The information was provided by local authorities to the TDA and wasrevealed by executive director Dame Pat Collarbone at 4Children'sextended schools conference last week.
The TDA said parenting support was a particular concern. "Schools mustengage parents, some of whom did not have a positive school experiencethemselves, and assist them in providing more effective support to theirchildren's education," said director of change Howard Kennedy. "We areworking with the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) tounderstand more about how effective parenting support can beprovided."
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