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The 'Making the Difference' leaflets cover a number of areas of interest to help parents support their children's learning at home. The leaflets are free of charge and can be provided in community languages as well as alternative formats for example Braille, audio tape. They have been distributed to all schools to pass on to parents and are also available on the Parentzone website.
The 'Involving Parents: examples of good practice' CD-rom contains case studies from schools across Scotland highlighting lots of different ways that parents and schools have worked well together. The CD-rom has been distributed to all schools. You can get copies of the 'Making the Difference' leaflets or the CD by e-mailing parentzone@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or by phoning 0131-244 0956.
The Parentzone website ( www.parentzonescotland.gov.uk) provides a lot of information for parents on education generally and offers practical advice on how parents can support their children's learning.
The Cross-curricular themes website ( www.ltscotland.org.uk/crosscurricular) contains a section called 'Parents as partners in learning', providing information for teachers about what they can do to support parents' involvement as well as good practice examples. There are a number of other websites that provide information on how parents can support their children's learning at home, for example: www.bbc.co.uk and www.parentscentre.gov.uk
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