Key Voices

This week we talk to Karen Wespieser MBE, Chief Operating Officer at Parent Ping and Teacher Tapp. Karen talks about the Parent Ping app, why it matters to collect survey information from parents and some of the findings to date. We also hear a little bit about Teacher Tapp’s growing international work.    We discuss: The Parent Ping model and the benefits of daily polling especially during a period of such rapid change  Why it matters in policymaking and education to have parents’ voices heard  What they are uncovering about how different types of parents feel about things, particularly how parents, who are also teachers, behave The learnings about parental communication emerging from the pandemic  Some of their more lighthearted findings Teacher Tapp’s international work   You can find out more about Parent Ping and how to sign up here.  The blogs we mention in this week’s podcast can be found here.