Parent Support Advisor

Hello my name is Mrs Sadia Butt, pleased to meet you! I am the new Parent Support Advisor at Arden Primary School.  I will be working with parents, children, teachers and other professionals. I have been working at Arden for over 13 years and am excited about my new role now working with parents in Arden.

What are my responsibilities?

• Act as a link between home and school

• Offer a range of services to children and families requiring support and information

• Help children to increase school attendance and minimise absences

• Support parents in continuing to maintain a positive relationship with school

• To support parents by helping them improve their parenting skills, for example running basic parenting classes and other courses that would be appropriate

What kind of things will I approach parents for their support with?

• Attendance and Punctuality

• Home school relationships

• Parent/child relationships

• Routine and boundaries to support children’s behaviour

• Safeguarding concerns

I aim to strengthen the existing links between home and school and to support the positive engagement between parents and teachers by being the link between the two. Working in partnership will increase parent involvement which in turn will show children their parents are actively involved in their school life.

I will be holding weekly “Parent Drop In Sessions” where parents are welcome to come and see me in The Studio for any issues they may have. I am aware that the effects of the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have had a huge impact on our community and families, there may be a number of issues our parents need support with or it could just be that you need a listening ear and someone to talk about your worries with. These sessions will be an opportunity for parents to come and get advice and for me to signpost or contact other professionals to support you if needed.

I would love to hear any ideas about how you would want me to support you all as parent/carers and will take these ideas back to Mrs Shergill and the management team.

Please do come and speak to me if you have any concerns, I can’t promise to have all the answers but I will try my best to offer support and advice and be that listening ear when needed.

My contact details are:

Email: sadia.butt@arden.bham.sch.uk

Contact number: 0121 675 7702

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Safeguarding

An important part of my role is the safeguarding of our children and their families.  Please remember that we have a team of staff that anyone can talk to at any time regarding the safety and welfare of your child.

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