As the headteacher appointed to a large, newly amalgamated primary school, the vision was to develop a partnership between the home and the school that produced beneficial and measurable outcomes.
To make this vision a reality, perhaps the most difficult barrier to overcome was that of accepting and dealing with the power differentials that exist between teachers and parents. This became the focus of a research project.
A "School Change Team" was developed to further explore what parents needed. This team consisted of the headteacher, class teacher, a school administrator, six parents and two members of the pupil parliament. The rationale for involving the team in the project was to ensure that the thoughts of a cross-section of the school community were considered.
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