Parents offered social networking site for children's schools
A new scheme is to offer parents free access to a social networking site that links them to their children's schools and other parents.
Aimed at busy mums and dads, the scheme is government-backed and run by the Netmums group who hope that "it will become a hub for every secondary school in the UK to create a dialogue between the school and parents".
Described by children's secretary Ed Balls as a "virtual school gate", it's designed to boost parent's involvement, give them info on their kid's education and be a place to discuss issues such as bullying.
Balls said: "We need to find innovative ways of involving parents in schools, particularly secondary schools. I like to think of it as a 'virtual school gate' - where parents can chat to each other online, find out what is happening in the schools and pass on useful information to each other".
Aimed at busy mums and dads, the scheme is government-backed and run by the Netmums group who hope that "it will become a hub for every secondary school in the UK to create a dialogue between the school and parents".
Described by children's secretary Ed Balls as a "virtual school gate", it's designed to boost parent's involvement, give them info on their kid's education and be a place to discuss issues such as bullying.
Balls said: "We need to find innovative ways of involving parents in schools, particularly secondary schools. I like to think of it as a 'virtual school gate' - where parents can chat to each other online, find out what is happening in the schools and pass on useful information to each other".