Maidenhead & Windsor

Maidenhead Royal Borough dads are in for some serious "revision" this week – but thankfully there are no exams at the end of it!

The dads will be scoring ten out of ten for effort and attendance when they join their sons and daughters for a day of learning in schools across Maidenhead borough for the ever-popular Dads into School Day on Friday June 16 – just two days before Fathers' Day!

This is the seventh year Maidenhead Royal Borough has supported the annual event, with more than 700 dads signing up to go back to school for a day following training sessions at schools in Windsor and Maidenhead last month.

The new "pupils" will head back to the classroom to learn more about how their children's schools are run on a day-to-day basis – and join their children for a range of curriculum activities including IT and sport.

Cllr Cynthia Pitteway, lead member for Maidenhead education, said: "I am delighted that so many dads take time out from their working lives every year to share this unique experience with their sons and daughters and learn more about the valuable work that goes on in our schools

"Dads into School Day really is a wonderful opportunity for fathers to share a variety of learning experiences with their children – and hopefully help to strengthen the youngsters' enthusiasm for learning at home too.

"It also helps to demonstrate the importance of dads as male role models, particularly for their sons – and also because so many of our primary schools have a predominance of female staff.

"It's well known that boys in particular do not enjoy reading as much as their female siblings – but seeing their dads enjoying the pleasures of a good book will hopefully inspire them to discover the joys of reading for themselves."

Royal Borough schools already signed up to Friday's Dads into School day are:
Maidenhead:
Braywood CE First School, Oldfield Primary School, Furze Platt Junior School, Boyne Hill CE Infant School, Knowl Hill CE Primary School, Holyport CE Primary School, Courthouse Junior School, Larchfied Primary School, Furze Platt Junior School, St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School, White Waltham CE Primary School, Cookham Rise Primary School, Wessex Infants School, Oldfield Primary School, All Saints Junior School and Cookham Dean Primary School.
Windsor:
Trinity St Stephen CE First School, The Queen Anne CE First School, Eton Wick CE First School, Homer First School, St Edward's Catholic First School, Datchet St Mary's CE Primary School, Wraysbury Primary School, Dedworth Green First School, The Royal CE First School, South Ascot Village School and South Grange Nursery.

Alwyn Infant and Nursery School in Maidenhead became a real class act – and scored top marks for attendance – a few weeks ago when it held its Dads into Dchool day and a record number of 97 dads took up the challenge and spent the day in the classroom. Kings Court First School will hold its Dads into School day on June 30.

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead