What are the approaches to family engagement that actually work?
The Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) has provided a quick and easy way for teachers and school leaders to catch up on the latest research to answer this question. You can quickly learn which approaches are likely to be effective, and which have been shown to be ineffective or even counter-productive.
AERO has produced the following resources for both primary and secondary teachers and school leaders:
For primary teachers and school leaders
Engaging with families to support student learning in primary school
Summary: There is a great deal of evidence that families play a critical role in their child’s early learning and development. So how can primary school teachers best work with families to support student learning? This guide makes recommendations based on the best available research evidence about how primary school teachers and leaders can engage with families to bring about improvements in students’ learning outcomes.
Promising approaches audit tools – primary
Summary: These tools can be used to examine your school’s approaches for engaging with families to support student learning. They are designed around the ‘promising approaches’; the approaches for engaging with families that research evidence shows can have a measurable positive effect on student learning outcomes.
For secondary teachers and school leaders
Engaging with families to support student learning in secondary school
Summary: There is a great deal of evidence that families play a critical role in their child’s learning. So how can secondary school teachers best work with families to support student learning? This guide makes recommendations based on the best available research evidence about how secondary school teachers and leaders can engage with families to bring about improvements in students’ learning outcomes.
Promising approaches audit tools – secondary
Summary: These tools can be used to examine your school’s approaches for engaging with families to support student learning. They are designed around the ‘promising approaches’; the approaches for engaging with families that research evidence shows can have a measurable positive effect on student learning outcomes.
