Parental Engagement
At Foxfield, community and partnership are at the heart of everything we do. We firmly believe that working hand in hand with our families is essential to helping every child thrive, grow, and achieve excellence. Because parents and carers are a child’s first and most influential educators, our strong home school connections ensure that every child feels fully supported both in the classroom and at home.
To foster this collaborative spirit, we are proud to offer a diverse schedule of high-quality parental engagement sessions throughout the academic year. Our dedicated parent workshops cover a wide range of topics designed to equip you with practical tools and insights. These sessions delve into key learning milestones including early reading and phonics, building reading fluency and preparing for the Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) while also providing a strong focus on inclusion, child health and wellbeing. To support your family holistically, we regularly collaborate with visiting health based specialists, mental health practitioners and sleep experts to offer guidance on topics ranging from sleep routines and emotional regulation to navigating key educational transitions.
Alongside our structured workshops, we invite all of our families to join us for our regular coffee mornings, known as Connect, Share & Chat. These informal gatherings offer a warm, friendly space to relax over refreshments, meet other parents and members of our team, share experiences, and build lasting community ties. Whether you are seeking expert advice from a visiting specialist, looking for practical ways to support your child's progress at home, or simply hoping to connect over a cup of coffee, there is always a place for you at Foxfield.
Parental Engagement Events - Autumn 1
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Session |
Dates |
Time |
Details |
Lead |
Location |
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Week 1 w/c 1st September |
Thursday 4th September |
9-10am |
Meet the Inclusion Team Meet the Inclusion lead, Safeguarding lead,SENDCo, Welfare lead, SEND assistant, Learning mentors
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RG/SH LK/JC/LS/WR/ KOF |
KS1 hall |
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Week 3 w/c 15th September |
Thursday 18th September |
9-10am |
Online safety Does your child have access to social media? Looking at current trends and how to address them with your children. |
JP/RG |
KS1 Hall |
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Week 4 w/c 22nd September |
Thursday 25th September |
9-10am |
SEND Speech and Language Therapist Core boards Mari Evans (Speech & Language Therapist) Core boards can support children to communicate for lots of different reasons including requesting, commenting, instructing, questioning and sharing opinions. |
Mari/SH |
KS1 Hall |
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Week 5 w/c 29th September |
Thursday 2nd October |
9-10am |
Supporting your child’s emotions at home Every child experiences big feelings and that is okay! Do you want to know how to support and validate your child's feelings at home?
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RG/KOF/WR |
KS1 Hall |
Parental Engagement Events - Autumn 2
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Session |
Dates |
Time |
Details |
Lead |
Location |
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Week 1
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Thursday 6th November |
9:15-10:15 |
SEND Sleep Support Chris Bearfoot (ASD Outreach and trained Sleep Practitioner) will share information regarding the sleep physiology, and practical strategies to support improved sleep. Aimed at children with a diagnosis of ASD or those who are on the ASD pathway. |
Chris Bearfoot (ASD Outreach) / SH |
KS1 hall |
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Week 2 |
Thursday 13th November |
9-10 am |
GAV Growing Against Violence Growing Against Violence will be exploring how digital technology has changed the way young people communicate and the relationship young people have with technology. They will also be exploring the importance of building awareness of negative peer pressure. |
RG/ LK |
KS1 Hall |
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Week 3 |
Thursday 20th November |
3:20-3:45 |
Year 5 Only- Parental Engagement Residential - Gordon Brown Centre |
Year 5 team |
Year 5 Class room |
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Week 4
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Thursday 27th November |
9-10am |
Connect Share & Chat We are delighted to welcome all of our families to our connect, share & chat coffee morning. An opportunity to connect, share and chat over refreshments. |
LK/ RG |
KS1 Hall |
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Week 5
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Thursday 4th December |
9-10am |
Childhood Constipation Come and meet ‘The Poo Nurses’ from Darent Valley Hospital as they talk about their service and strategies families can use to manage their child’s condition at home. |
SH |
KS1 Hall |
Parent Coffee Mornings - Spring 1
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Session |
Dates |
Time |
Details |
Lead |
Location |
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Week 2 w/c 12th January |
Thursday 15th January |
9-10am |
Greenwich Mental Health School Introduction We are delighted this year to be working in partnership with the Greenwich Mental Health School. The team will be joining us to discuss their service and support they can provide to families. |
RG/LK |
KS1 hall |
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Week 3 w/c 19th January
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Tuesday 20th January |
9-10am |
Parental Mental Health We are delighted to welcome Jess, our Head of Counselling and Wellbeing. Jess will be discussing parental mental health and providing strategies to support wellbeing.
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JG/ RG |
KS1 Hall |
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Week 4 w/c 26th January
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Thursday 29th January 2025 |
9-10am |
Homestart Greenwich We will be welcoming Greenwich Home-Start and Families Information Services. They will discussing the all of the different support they can provide to families
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LK |
KS1 Hall |
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Week 5 w/c 2nd February |
Thursday 5th February |
9-10am |
Connect Share & Chat We are delighted to welcome all of our families to our connect, share & chat coffee morning. An opportunity to connect, share and chat over refreshments. |
RG/LK |
KS1 Hall |
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Week 6 w/c 9th February |
Thursday 12th February |
9-10am |
SEND Toileting Noel and Shelley, two of our school nurses, will lead a workshop for parents looking for advice on toilet training their children. |
SH/ School Nurses |
KS1 hall |
Parental Engagement Events - Spring 2
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Session |
Dates |
Time |
Details |
Lead |
Location |
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Week 2 w/c 2nd March |
Thursday 5th March |
9-10am |
Child Anxiety Greenwich Mental Health Schools Team We are delighted this year to be working in partnership with the Greenwich Mental Health School. The team will be joining us to discuss how to support children’s anxiety. |
LK |
KS1 Hall |
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Week 3 w/c 9th March
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Thursday 12th March |
9-10am |
Chartwells Are you looking for quick, easy, healthy and cheap recipe ideas that you and your child(ren) will enjoy making and eating together? Why not join Chartwells for our parent cookery workshop. |
LK |
KS1 Hall |
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Week 5 w/c 23rd March
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Thursday 26th March |
9-10am |
Supporting your child’s emotions at home Every child experiences big feelings and that is okay! Do you want to know how to support and validate your child's feelings at home? |
KOF |
KS1 Hall |
Parental Engagement Events - Summer 1
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Session |
Dates |
Time |
Details |
Lead |
Location |
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Week 2 w/c 20th April |
Thursday 23rd April 2026 |
9-10am |
Sleep Support Does your child take a long time to fall asleep, or wake multiple times in the night? Join Ms Hall as she shares information regarding the sleep physiology, and practical strategies to support improved sleep. |
SH |
KS1 hall |
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Week 3 w/c 27th April |
Tuesday 28th April 2026 |
9-10am |
Year 1 Phonics Open Morning Join us in our Year 1 classrooms to see how we teach phonics to all children. |
SG |
KS1 hall |
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Week 4 w/c 4th May |
Thursday 7th May 2026 |
9-10am |
Connect Share & Chat We are delighted to welcome all of our families to our connect, share & chat coffee morning. An opportunity to connect, share and chat over refreshments. |
LK/ RG |
KS1 Hall |
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Week 4 w/c 4th May |
Thursday 7th May 2026 |
2:45-3:15pm |
Year 1 Phonics Check Join us for information regarding the Phonics Check in Year 1 which will be carried out in the Summer Term |
SG |
KS1 hall |
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Week 5 w/c 11th May |
Thursday 14th May 2026 |
3.20-3.35 |
MTC check With Multiplication check fast approaching we would like to invite you to our parental engagement session to share key information and support you can provide your child at home to prepare them for the Multiplication check. |
DS |
KS1 hall |
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Week 6 w/c 18th May |
Thursday 22nd May 2026 |
9-10am |
Online safety Does your child have access to social media? Looking at current trends and how to address them with your children. |
JP/RG |
KS1 Hall |
Parental Engagement Events - Summer 2
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Session |
Dates |
Time |
Details |
Lead |
Location |
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Week 3 w/c 15th June
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Thursday 18th June 2026 |
9-10am |
Greenwich Mental Health Schools team- Transition to Secondary
We are pleased to welcome the Greenwich Mental Health in Schools Team (MHST), who will be delivering an essential session on navigating the transition to secondary school. This milestone can be a time of both excitement and anxiety, and the MHST experts are here to help you support your child’s emotional well-being during the big move.
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LK/RG |
KS1 Hall |
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Week 4 w/c 22nd June
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Thursday 25th June 2026 |
9-10am |
Greenwich Home start
We are thrilled to welcome Home-Start Greenwich, a cornerstone of support for families in our borough for over 30 years. During this session, they will be sharing the fantastic range of services they provide. |
LK/RG |
KS1 Hall |
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Week 5 w/c 29th June |
Friday 3rd July 2026 |
9-10am |
Young Greenwich We are delighted to announce that Young Greenwich will be joining us to host an invaluable session focused on children's nutrition.. Whether you are looking for expert guidance on balanced meals or seeking "tried and tested" top tips for managing fussy eaters, this session offers a supportive space to gain professional insight |
LK/RG |
KS1 Hall |
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Week 6 w/c 6th July |
Thursday 9th July 2026 |
9-10am |
SEND - Transitions Discussing strategies to support your child to return to school in September. |
SH/LS |
KS1 Hall |
