Settling into Secondary School

Thursday 22nd February 2018 5.30pm - 8.00pm

Guest speaker Sue Atkins Parenting expert, writer, speaker, broadcaster and author

Part of Forest School’s programme of regular events for parents Programme Sue Atkins

5.30pm Sue Atkins is a broadcaster, speaker, author of the Amazon best selling books Parenting Made Easy – How to Raise Refreshments Happy Children and Raising Happy Children for Dummies, Deaton Theatre foyer and is one of the country’s foremost parenting experts.

6.00pm Sue is also a former Deputy Head teacher and she was a classroom teacher for 22 years. Welcome to Forest School Mr Marcus Cliff Hodges, Warden You may recognise Sue from her regular appearances on Deaton Theatre ITV’s This Morning show with and Phillip Schofield, BBC Breakfast and The Jeremy Vine 6.05pm Show on BBC Radio 2. She also hosts her own monthly parenting phone-in on BBC Radio Surrey and Sussex. Introduction to the evening Ms Louise Lechmere-Smith Sue is passionate about making parenting easier and more Head of Lower School rewarding and she aims to help parents bring up happy, Deaton Theatre confident, well-behaved children.

6.10pm

Been there, done that! The Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 pupil panel Deaton Theatre The Informed Parent (TIP) 6.30pm

Settling into Secondary School and Q&A Visit The Informed Parent (TIP), the area of the Forest Ms Sue Atkins School website dedicated to providing news, information, Deaton Theatre and reassurance to Forest parents as their children move up the school. 7.15pm TIP features multimedia content on topics as diverse as Meet Forest School staff digital awareness and social media, health and wellbeing, Dining Hall and parenting styles. The talks from tonight’s Settling into Secondary School event will also be available on TIP.

Visit https://www.forest.org.uk/senior-school/pastoral/the- informed-parent/

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