The Parents Promise - Separation and education survey for education professionals

1.What type of school are you in?

2.Are you in the private or state sector?

State

Private

4.When do you most commonly find out about a divorce or separation between parents?

Before the child is told

Once the child has been told but shortly after the decision to separate has been made

Several weeks, or even months, after the decision to separate has been made

5.As a general rule, do you find it easy to communicate with separated parents about their child

6.When communication with separated parents is difficult, what are the main issues you encounter?

One parent trying to exclude the other when it comes to communication with the school

One parent trying to exclude the other, or other family members from picking up a child from school

Such high conflict between the parents that school is forced into a time consuming and stressful intermediary role

Where there are safeguarding issues, the relationship between school and the parent becoming very strained

Parents not engaging with the school at all

In private schools, communication increasingly difficult as to whether fees will be paid as a result of separation

Other (please specify)