In this section of the website we have gathered lots of resources to help teachers and school leaders make effective family engagement a reality:
Families with children in out-of-home care provide extra challenges for effective engagement. Out-of-home care may include foster care, relative/kin care or residential/group home care. Few
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
This podcast from the Public Education Foundation focuses on partnerships between schools and families. How do we improve and strengthen these partnerships? The podcast aims
Our friend Dr Debbie Pushor and former graduate students from the University of Saskatchewan have produced School Interrupted, a podcast series on creating familycentric schools. Debbie
The Family-School Partnerships Framework document contains: • A vision for improved partnerships between Australian families and schools • A set of principles to guide families
Glenroy College is running after-school cooking classes for families. The popular cooking workshops are held in the College’s food technology kitchen on Mondays after school. In the
Research tells us that effective communication between home and school is a key contributor to successful family engagement. While email and newsletters have been great
“There are a lot of pieces that make up our school system…but there’s one piece missing: The Parent-School relationship. Your Government can put it in place.”
This article is by Jade Millman, a parent at Whittington Primary School Since having our Community Engagement Officer, Dori, things have improved so much at our
“An engaged school community is the best marketing tool any school can have.” This 20-page booklet is a collaboration between Parents Victoria and the Australian
Families with children in out-of-home care provide extra challenges for effective engagement. Out-of-home care may include foster care, relative/kin care or residential/group home care. Few studies have measured the effects of different strategies for engaging
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
This podcast from the Public Education Foundation focuses on partnerships between schools and families. How do we improve and strengthen these partnerships? The podcast aims to identify some of the barriers to family engagement, such
Our friend Dr Debbie Pushor and former graduate students from the University of Saskatchewan have produced School Interrupted, a podcast series on creating familycentric schools. Debbie Pushor and the students discuss the transformative nature of parent
The Family-School Partnerships Framework document contains: • A vision for improved partnerships between Australian families and schools • A set of principles to guide families and schools in developing partnerships • Seven key dimensions of
Glenroy College is running after-school cooking classes for families. The popular cooking workshops are held in the College’s food technology kitchen on Mondays after school. In the first few sessions, families learnt to make rice paper rolls
Research tells us that effective communication between home and school is a key contributor to successful family engagement. While email and newsletters have been great communication tools, information conveyed in video is more engaging and
“There are a lot of pieces that make up our school system…but there’s one piece missing: The Parent-School relationship. Your Government can put it in place.” Following our 2018 Conference and Dr Debbie Pushor’s visit to
This article is by Jade Millman, a parent at Whittington Primary School Since having our Community Engagement Officer, Dori, things have improved so much at our school (Whittington Primary School in Geelong). Dori is invaluable and
“An engaged school community is the best marketing tool any school can have.” This 20-page booklet is a collaboration between Parents Victoria and the Australian Principals Federation (APF). It was launched by Professor Bill Lucas,
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