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5 ways to engage with ‘hard to reach’ EAL families

Are parents/carers at your school hard to engage, or is your school hard for parents to engage with? SEND manager Tania Choudhury shares research on engaging EAL families, and offers practical ideas to help all parents/carers play an active role in your school community. From communicating key information effectively, to getting parents involved in the classroom – learn how to break down language barriers and make sure everyone feels welcome and respected.

Last reviewed on 5 February 2025
School types: All•School phases: All•Ref: 50398
Contents
  1. Watch our on-demand talk 
  2. Resources for this talk 
  3. Tania's recommended further reading
  4. Meet our speaker 

Watch our on-demand talk 

This video offers 'bite-sized' CPD for teachers, with accompanying handouts/resources.

It represents the speaker's role and approach (and where relevant, their school/trust's approach) at the time it was recorded, but still serves as both a source of inspiration and practical tips for you to use in practice.

Please note: any commercial providers, products or resources mentioned in this talk, and relevant links here, are on the speaker's own recommendation and should not be considered an endorsement by The Key.

 

Resources for this talk 

5 ways to engage with ‘hard to reach’ EAL families: key points PDF, 178.9 KB
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5 ways to engage with ‘hard to reach’ EAL families: note-taking template DOCX, 57.3 KB
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Tania's recommended further reading

Meet our speaker 

Tania Choudhury is a SEND manager at Asend, a company that specialises in SEND-focused consulting, training and recruitment. She's