What you will find here is something very special, which recognises the essential nature of the role that parents play in the education of their children.

This exciting and innovative programme, put together as a joint project between the school and a representative group of parents, is designed to help us all work together to better improve the educational outcomes for our children and students. For his leadership of this, Alex Battison (our Senior Deputy Head) was nominated as one of the top 25 innovative educators in the country last year.

In essence, the programme places character education at the heart of the matter, for the world beyond school is one where the importance of values, actions and moral compass underpins academic aptitudes.

I hope you enjoy reading through it, and I look forward to welcoming many of you along to some of the events across the course of the year.

Adam Williams

Headmaster

What is the PEP?

Most schools involve parents via reports, emails, parents’ evenings and newsletters; all-important in their own right. However, it is engagement that has produced the greatest effects on student outcomes, whether related to academic results, future salary, higher life expectancy, better mental health or enhanced parent-child relationships.

A rarity in UK schools, authentic engagement involves the school and parents working closely together to develop a common understanding about what great development looks and feels like for our children.

At LWC our programme focuses on sharing accessible, practical, research-informed strategies with all parents and the visiting speakers involved are all engaged in working with staff, students or both at other times during the school year. This focus on developing sustainable relationships enables us – the team around each young person – to develop greater shared understanding. In time, this leads to a more coherent and effective culture around each child and a greater chance of accessing the better outcomes outlined above.

The PEP talks are a mixture of online and in-person sessions and are designed to engender conversation between parents wherever possible and allow time for questions of the speaker and/or LWC representative.

I look forward to seeing you at the next session and our collective thanks in advance for the continued support shown towards your children’s development.

Alex Battison

Senior Deputy Head