Welcome to the section of our website designed primarily for use by parents and carers.
At Magna Academy, we believe parents and carers play an important part in our students’ academic lives so we seek to work closely with you to ensure the success and well-being of our students.
We aim to develop a strong partnership with parents and carers from the very start, putting in place the Home Agreement for each student and their family. This outlines the expectations of the student, encourages support and communication from the parent/carer and provides a commitment from the academy.
Parental Engagement at Magna Academy Strategy
To foster positive and effective relationships with parents and carers, we organise a series of events such as:
- Open Evening
- Meet the Tutor
- Parents Evening
- Information Evenings
- Coffee Mornings, and
- Raising Attainment presentations.
In order to involve our parents and carers in decision making, we have established a Parent Forum. This is a representative body of parents and carers, providing an opportunity for parents and carers to put forward views to the Senior Leadership Team. The Parent Forum aims to be representative and inclusive of all parents and carers in the academy community, and the Forum allows those involved to learn more about the academy and to network with others in the community.
We are appreciative of the ongoing support of our Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (PTFA) who work tirelessly to raise funds and provide additional resources for the students such as outdoor seating, performing arts scripts and transport for enrichment activities not on the academy site. We are always keen to grow both our PTFA and Parent Forum and are always happy for parents and carers to get in touch should they be interested. The Magna Academy PTFA can be contacted directly using this email: Magna.Academy.Poole-PTA@outlook.com
Communication is fundamental in growing such partnerships and we have a range of methods to share information and respond to queries. The academy website is updated periodically and provides information and guidance useful to parents and carers. We provide dedicated contact forms and guarantee to respond to emails and phone calls within 48 hours during term time.
Our Forum and PTFA meetings are scheduled half-termly and our Notes are shared below for the whole academy community to share: