This report was published by the Government of UK’s Department for Education and Skills.

HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT:

This report presents a review of studies of interventions aimed at supporting and improving parental engagement in the education of children aged 5-19, and which also offer evidence on educational outcomes. The overall aim of the review is to:

• highlight findings and conclusions from the evidence reviewed;
• identify key themes and messages for practitioners and school leaders.

This report:

• analyses the interventions, approaches and practices that are most effective in promoting positive behaviours in all parents and particular groups of parents, and which also lead to educational outcomes;
• identifies the features of interventions that are most effective in supporting parental engagement and improving children’s outcomes;
• presents a profile of ‘what success looks like’ in terms of the behaviours of schools, services, practitioners and parents that have the largest impact on outcomes.