Parent-helpers

Parent helpers and their role

It would be very hard for us to deliver the content and follow the techniques of the National Literacy Strategy in our classes without using parents as assistants in the classroom. Each class has at least one such assistant, who works under the supervision of the class teacher. Assistants are never in charge of the whole class, but may work with small groups and individuals, as well as helping the teacher in managing the whole class.

Parents who would like to apply to become classroom assistants in the future should contact Peter Woodburn, the Head of Programme. We greatly value the assistance of such parents, and feel that this is a rewarding as well as a responsible role. We ask assistants to undertake to be regularly available for the whole of Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon, from 1:45pm until 4:45pm.

To contact Peter Woodburn about becoming a parent helper, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it