Be You empowers and supports educators to promote mental health and wellbeing for children and young people. It is delivered by Beyond Blue in collaboration with Early Childhood Australia and headspace.
Be You provides educators with professional development, tools and resources regarding many aspects of mental health, including the importance of family partnerships for student wellbeing.
The Be You page on “Welcoming and connecting with families” gives the following advice:
Connecting with families is essential for educators. When educators and families develop a connection, they can form collaborative partnerships. These partnerships can help educators gain a better understanding of the most effective ways to support children and young people’s social and emotional wellbeing, especially during transition times…
Children and young people observing warm relationships with mutual trust and understanding between their family and educators will feel secure, accepted and confident, with their sense of identity strengthened.
When families and educators work together respectfully it often leads to families developing an increased appreciation of the significance and value of education, and may enable parents to address any concerns they have about their child or young person’s transitions, learning and development more quickly.
- Visit the “Welcoming and connecting with families” page
- Start the Family Partnerships course (for educators – free registration required)
- Read the supporting evidence (PDF download – this review summarises what is known about how and why partnerships between families and educators help to support mental health and wellbeing.)
