Parent of three primary-aged children, Anna Strong talks all things parental engagement! What impact does effective parental engagement in the early years have on the rest of a child's schooling? How can we get more familes involved with the parent council? What are some effective strategies for family learning? Listen to find out more!

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In this episode, Karen Watson (@Karen_N_Watson) shares her views on effective and representative parental engagement within the ASN sector.

Check out Karen's podcast here and don't miss her fortnightly show, Build a Ramp, on Teacher Hug Radio!

Instructional Technologist, Stephanie Howell, (@mrshowell24 / @GoldEDULLC) shares tips and suggested digital tools to increase parental engagement. During the conversation, Stephanie talks about the work of @GlobalGEG and gives an example of how having a diverse professional learning network has impacted her work. In the episode, Stephanie refers to a Student Progress sharing tool which you can find out more about on her website here at www.mrshowell24.com.

In the first episode of season 2, Leanne McGuire, chair of Glasgow City Parents Group, shares why she thinks parental engagement is so important and offers some suggestions for increasing representation on our Parent Councils. Find out more on Twitter, @GCParentsGroup, and Facebook.

In the final episode of season one, Mark Finnis (@markfinnis) talks about the importance of relationships and shares examples of effective parental engagement.

Mark Finnis is a founder of L30 Relational Systems, a trainer, a coach, and the author of "Independent Thinking on Restorative Practice".

In this episode, Ryan Evans (@rufio99) shares his experiences of engaging with his son's nursery and gives examples of digital tools that can be used to connect learners, families, and schools.

Ryan is a partner technologist for Google at Aspire2Be and is the creator of Includedu - a fabulous resource enabling practitioners to support their learners with their learning needs. Find out more at www.includedu.online.