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Help the school

No, you're not interfering - parents can play a vital role in a school's success. Teachers are usually crying out for help and it's a great way to give something back to your community, as well as helping out with your child's education.

So, from offering occasional help to becoming a parent governor, here's how to get involved.

Your experiences
It's important for parents to play a part. You don't realise how much you can get out of it.
Your questions
I think my child is having problems at school. What should I do?
Parent's pearls

"Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur." - Alvin Toffler
The facts

Bullying is affecting children's health and education - 3% of victims are school refusers; 6% have been removed from school; and 1% of parents saw no solution to the problem other than to move home.
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Becoming a school governor
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