Objectives Harris Girls Academy in East Dulwich is a specialist sportscollege that became an academy just last month. The school offers manyextended services and is also involved in a pilot parenting supportproject run by the National Remodelling Team.
When the pilot got under way last year, the school outlined some keyaims. In particular, it wanted "to make the school welcoming andaccessible to all parents and carers" and "to strengthen and develop theworking relationship between teachers, students and parents/carers".
What was done Extended schools co-ordinator Jenny Bentall set aboutorganising focus groups as a way of listening to parents' views. Theschool subsequently developed a plan based on what parents said theywanted. This included more information, more chances to get involvedwith their children's learning, better dialogue with staff and a morevaried curriculum.
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