Parent Workshops

We are delighted to offer parent workshops, which are tailored to the needs of individual year groups and include explanations of key concepts, as well as ways you can support your child at home. Please see below for a brief explanation of what the workshops cover., as well as any resources that have been made available after the workshop has taken place. If you have ideas for future Parent Workshops, please get in touch.

Thank you for our attending our Phonics Workshops!

Please click on the link to view the slides from this workshop: Phonics and Reading Workshop

Thank you for attending our Maths Workshops! 

Please click on the links below to view the slides from these workshops:

Early Years Maths Workshop 

Years 1 & 2 Maths Workshop

Two sessions in the Spring term addressing the teaching of Reading in Years 2-4, and Grammar in Years 5 and 6 and how you can support at home will take place in the Spring Term. The workshops will address the following: 

Reading in Year 2-4

  • How is reading is taught at school?
  • How can you support at home?
  • What books should I be reading with my child?

 Grammar in Years 5-6  

  • What are the key grammar skills taught in Years 5 and 6?
  • How are these taught at school?
  • What is expected of the children in their Grammar SATS test?
  • How can I support at home?

We were delighted to see so many parents at our recent workshops on supporting children's Mental Health, led by Mrs Jefford. Thank you for coming! If you missed the workshop, please view the links below. 

Supporting Your Child's Mental Health

Emotional Literacy at Heber

Book list to support Emotional Literacy 

Feedback from parents...

"Loved it and so pleased that you have such an emphasis on this at the school. It is why we put Heber as our first choice and I know others feel the same."

"Fantastic workshop and so reassuring to see the effort Heber puts in to making sure the children’s emotional wellbeing is prioritised. We’re very lucky to have this part of their education to help them through school and life. Now that I have learned more about the approach I will definitely look to incorporate it in home life too."

"Very thorough and clear presentation. Very informative and encouraging to hear how emotional recognition, regulation and care is embedded within the school culture. As a Drama therapist I was very impressed."

"Just wanted to say I really appreciated this workshop as a means of understanding how these ideas of emotional literacy are being practically implemented in the school. It’s so helpful to know the language being used, in order to replicate the same at home."

Social Communication and Autistic Spectrum Condition/Disorder (ASD)

This parent workshop will be held on Friday 18th October at 9:30-10:15.  The session will be on Social Communication, with a focus on individuals with Autistic Spectrum Condition/Disorder.  The session is open to all Heber parents.  The content covered will be:

 

  • What is ASD?
  • What does it mean in school?
  • What are social communication and language difficulties?
  • Language and communication development
  • Strategies to support at home
  • Support Available
  • Networks of support and Q and A time

 If you would like to attend the session, please sign-up here.

 

What Parents Have Said

"It was really helpful - thank you! I’ve always wondered why the fluency tasks seem so straightforward compared to the maths sheets, but actually it makes a lot of sense to have an ongoing focus on the ‘building blocks’. Much appreciated session."

"The training session was very useful. It was great to understand more about school's approach to teaching maths and also to learn how can we at home support our children. The teacher used great examples to bring us closer to their teaching methods."

"It was a really useful and engaging session, thank you!"

"I found it really interesting and insightful - thank you."

"I found the session really useful. It covered all of the key points I was looking to understand better, especially the language and methods used in class. Thank you!"

"I was impressed by how much knowledge the teachers have and how they put it into practice."

"So grateful that you ran this workshop, thank you so much."