Parent Engagment
The Parent Partnership Group Meetings at Preston Manor is a remote initiative that works hard to engage parents in ideas and strategies to ultimately help to raise students' achievement.
There is a small Parent's Focus Group that meets to discuss potential agendas for the Partnership group meetings. Both the Partnership and the Focus group cover all key stages, and recently replaced the Parent Association format.
The revised parent partnership structure will have approximately 2 meetings a term. Prior to these meetings, all parents will be asked to complete a survey beforehand. Themes within the survey will change each time, and reflect the issues at the time.
The Parent Partnership is a valued forum for parents/carers to share initiatives and discuss concerns with invited and key members of the school community. Importantly, the parent partnership works to both engage and inform our parents/carers.
Forthcoming meetings via Zoom
- Wednesday 29 April 2026 - (6-7pm)
- Wednesday 8 July 2026 (6-7pm) Joint Parent Partnership
Please email Ms. Zalika Dale: z.dale@preston-manor.com if you would like to send a message to the Parent Partnership, or would like to raise issues that you think would be useful to discuss at our next meeting.
PLEASE NOTE : If you require documents to be interpreted or translated for clarity, please do not hesitate to bring this to the attention of the Assistant Headteacher – Ms. Zalika Dale. We will endeavour to ensure that all communications are understood by all families.
Parent View
Parent View is an online survey that allows parents to give their views about their child’s school. By ‘parents’, we mean any person with parental responsibility for a child at the school.
Parents can complete the survey at any time. It is also the main mechanism for parents to give their views to inspectors at the time of a school inspection.
The survey can be accessed directly from the Ofsted Parent View site or from the homepage of Ofsted website.
We encourage parents to use Ofsted Parent View to give views on our school either during an inspection or at any other time of the year.
Leading Parent Partnership Award
The school is proud to have been awarded the Leading Parent Partnership Award (LPPA)
This is a national award that provides a coherent framework through which schools, early years settings and other educational organisations can deliver effective parental engagement from early years to post-16.
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You said – We did!
You said: “I suggest that the school do more to support the children’s wellbeing and mental health.”
We did: Preston Manor School has a clear Wellbeing and Mental Health Strategy. We work with a range of internal and external agencies to support young people so they can be happy, resilient, and successful.
Whole School Mental Health & Wellbeing Lead: Mr Assad Ngochi
Email: a.ngochi@preston-manor.com
You said: “Homework is not given consistently.”
We did: Homework allows students to practise and apply skills at their own pace. It helps teachers check understanding, prepares students for future lessons, and develops independent learning skills needed for success in school, higher education, and the workplace. Full homework guidance is available on the school website.
You said: “I am unaware of what detentions are for, as there are no notes on G4S.”
We did: Staff record details in the Home Notes section of G4S so parents and carers can see reasons for sanctions. Positive praise points are also recorded. Please contact the issuing teacher if you need further clarification.
You said: “It would be good to have a breakdown of topics for exams.”
We did: Topic breakdowns were provided by all departments for AP1 and will be shared in good time before AP2. Additional guidance to help parents and carers support students will also be provided.
You said: “Teachers no longer appear to be issuing Praise Points.”
We did: Staff are encouraged to award at least three Praise Points per lesson. Students can also receive the weekly Caught Doing the Right Thing award for going above and beyond in school or the community.
You said: “I want some information on clubs.”
We did: Students can access a wide range of extracurricular activities, all free of charge. Full details are available on the school website.
You said: “I want more information on my son’s attendance.”
We did: Attendance information is available via the G4S app, allowing parents and carers to monitor records and receive updates.