Parent Support
Below you can find help and support in various areas.
Communications
We believe that working in partnership with parents is vital for students to progress and to enhance their wellbeing.
We will communicate with parents and carers regularly in the following ways:
- Reporting and feedback
- Parents' evenings
- Arbor
- Social media
The email address we use for parent/carer messaging is the one you submitted when your child first started at Pool Academy, unless you have notified us otherwise. You can update contact details by emailing enquiries@poolacademy.uk
Data Protection
Please be assured that all information you provide will be kept private and will not be passed on to any other organisation.
The Data Protection Officer is responsible for overseeing data protection within the school, so if you do have any questions in this regard, please do contact them on the information below:
Data Protection Officer: Judicium.
Email: dataservices@judicium.com
Top Tips
Children can achieve well at school when their family and friends take an interest in their school and schoolwork. Getting involved in your child’s education, even in the simplest way, shows that you care about their school life. Often, the more supported a child feels at home, the more effectively they will learn at school. Whatever your lifestyle, or family situation, it is never too soon (or too late) to start helping a child develop a positive attitude towards learning.
Key Points:
- Try to give encouragement and show appreciation of your child’s achievements, whether great or small, as this can help boost their confidence
- Learn together, do things together, visit interesting places, talk about things you’ve seen on television and encourage your child to ask questions
- When a child comes home from school, they may be tired so try not to fire too many questions of your child as soon as they walk through the door!
- Mind your language! Saying things like 'I was never good at maths at school' could be making it OK for your child not to apply herself fully in lessons. Instead, 'Can you teach me how you got to that answer' can help reinforce your daughter's knowledge
- Try to give feedback rather than criticism, e.g. saying ‘that didn’t seem to work’ rather than ‘you got it wrong’. This helps them think about where they went wrong and how they can improve in future, rather than just feeling like a failure.
Should you need any further support, please use the form on the contact us page.