Parents Voice in Government School Education

Family Engagement

In this section of the website we have gathered lots of resources to help teachers and school leaders make effective family engagement a reality:

Articles on this topic

ARACY field study

Researching parent engagement: A qualitative field study This study published by the Australian Research Alliance on Children and Youth (ARACY) focuses on Aboriginal, low Socio-Economic

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Aboriginal families

According to research from the Australian Research Alliance on Children and Youth (ARACY), a significant barrier to the engagement of Aboriginal parents in high Aboriginal

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Students with disabilities

Effective communication is the key; two-way exchanges with families as genuine partners. In communicating effectively with families it is equally important to empower and encourage

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Parent perspectives

In 2017 Parents Victoria and DET facilitated “Community Conversation” sessions at several government schools in Victoria. These sessions were attended by family members of the

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Family Engagement and Teacher Practice

This webinar gives details of a teacher in-service program that was run in a cluster of schools in Greater Dandenong (Melbourne). Family Engagement Leader Sue Brown says that conventional teacher training does little to prepare

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Parent engagement in ACT Schools

An inspiring collection of family engagement case studies from schools in the ACT. This research project by the Australian Research Alliance on Children and Youth (ARACY) gathered information from a range of ACT schools and

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ARACY field study

Researching parent engagement: A qualitative field study This study published by the Australian Research Alliance on Children and Youth (ARACY) focuses on Aboriginal, low Socio-Economic Status (SES), Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) parents, and parents

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Aboriginal families

According to research from the Australian Research Alliance on Children and Youth (ARACY), a significant barrier to the engagement of Aboriginal parents in high Aboriginal enrolment schools is the cultural disconnect between parents and teachers.

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Low socioeconomic communities

Why is there a perceived lack of parent engagement in low-socioeconomic status communities? Research from the Australian Research Alliance on Children and Youth (ARACY) has some answers and strategies to enhance parent engagement. Read more

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Students with disabilities

Effective communication is the key; two-way exchanges with families as genuine partners. In communicating effectively with families it is equally important to empower and encourage families to communicate effectively with schools. Evidence-based guide to engagement

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Recognising out-of-school learning

After hearing Debbie Pushor’s presentation at the Statewide Principals Conference in June 2019, one school Principal was inspired to do something to recognise the learning children do outside of school hours. Brett Millott, principal at

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Parent perspectives

In 2017 Parents Victoria and DET facilitated “Community Conversation” sessions at several government schools in Victoria. These sessions were attended by family members of the host school and surrounding schools. Key themes that emerged were:

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