Education Welfare Service

Age range of pupils: 5 - 16

Parents who are experiencing difficulty in positively influencing and controlling the behaviour of children may need help to further develop their parenting skills.

It is possible in extreme cases where parents and or pupils have become disruptive within and outside of school, to seek a parenting order via the magistrate's court. The government is currently looking into the viability of extending the courts powers into making such orders.

Parents whose children are exhibiting challenging behaviour may themselves be reluctant, or feel disempowered to speak constructively to school staff. This in turn can result in confrontational attitudes when faced with another incident of bad or unacceptable behaviour.

The Education Welfare Service has devised and piloted a parenting skills course to address issues of non school attendance and challenging behaviour presenting within the home and at school. A voluntary six week course for parents usually taking place within the school helps parents to address and develop communication skills with their own children, and also with school staff. The aim of the course is to improve not only parenting skills but also to break down any barriers that might exist between parents and school staff.

Contact:

Janice Chaplin,
Education Welfare Officer
The Glebe Centre
Glebe Street
Wellington

Tel: 01952 522620