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All our programmes listed below have been evaluated by an independent team of researchers from the National Academy of Parenting Research at King’s College London against standards for best practice in the field of parenting work. Find out more information for commissioners.

  • Search for a parenting programme by name
  • Programme name

  • Rating

  • Who is the programme for?

  • Programme outcomes

  • Families and Schools Together (FAST)
  • Four stars
  • Parents interested in supporting their child’s development and being involved in their community

  • Improved child behaviour, Improved child achievement, Improved child social skills, Reduced risk of child substance misuse, Reduced risk of child offending, Improved parenting practices/competency, Improved parent wellbeing

  • Standard Triple P
  • Four stars
  • Parents of children with mild to serious concerns about the child’s behaviour.

  • Improved child behaviour, Improved parenting practices/competency, Improved parent wellbeing

  • Pathways Triple P
  • Three stars
  • Parents with a child on the child protection register or at risk of maltreating their child

  • Improved child behaviour, Reduced child maltreatment (actual or risk), Improved parenting practices/competency

  • Fun and Families
  • Two stars
  • Any parent interested in supporting their child's development.

  • Improved child behaviour

  • Living with Children (LWC)
  • Two stars
  • Parents interested in supporting their child’s development and improving the parent child relationship

  • Improved child behaviour, Improved parent wellbeing

  • Parent Effectiveness Training (PET)
  • Two stars
  • Any parent interested in supporting reduced parenting stress and improved general child wellbeing/mental health.

  • Improved child behaviour, Improved child general wellbeing/mental health, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems

  • Raising Children
  • Two stars
  • Any parent interested in supporting the development of a child between the ages of two and 12.

  • Improved child behaviour

  • Selected Triple P
  • Two stars
  • All parents at key transition points in their children’s development, including entry into childcare, preschool and primary school

  • Improved child behaviour, Improved parenting practices/competency

  • Solihull Approach Parenting Group (SAPG)
  • Two stars
  • Parents interested in improving their relationship with their child

  • Improved child behaviour, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems

  • Strengthening Families/ Strengthening Communities (SFSC)
  • Two stars
  • Parents interested in improving their relationship with their child, and those who want to reduce the risks associated with family and community violence

  • Improved child behaviour, Improved child general wellbeing/mental health, Improved parent wellbeing

  • The Five Pillars of Parenting
  • Two stars
  • Muslim parents with concerns about their child's behaviour

  • Improved child behaviour, Improved parent wellbeing

About the ratings

To be included on this website, parenting programmes are rated using the Parenting Programme Evaluation Tool (PPET). This tool rates parenting programmes against standards of best practice in four domains:

  1. The specificity of the programme’s target population (Who is it for?)
  2. The programme’s theories and activities (What does it do?)
  3. The programme’s training and implementation support systems (Who delivers the programmes and how?)
  4. The strength of the programme’s evaluation evidence (How we know the programme works?).

All programmes receive a rating from 0 to 4 within each category, resulting in four ratings. A rating of 4 means that the programme meets all of the criteria in the category (in other words, the programme is strongly developed in this domain) and a rating of 0 if they do not meet any of the criteria.

  • Four stars
  • Three stars
  • Two stars
  • One star
  • Zero stars
  • Strong
  • Promising
  • Preliminary
  • Requires further development
  • 0 rated