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In this webinar, Dominique Smith presents her approach to helping young children get a better education starting at home by working in, with, and through
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In this section of the website we have gathered lots of resources to help teachers and school leaders make effective family engagement a reality:
In this webinar, Dominique Smith presents her approach to helping young children get a better education starting at home by working in, with, and through
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
This article from The Conversation looks at the evidence for value of Family Engagement and gives some practical case-studies to show how it works. Read
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
In this webinar, Dominique Smith presents her approach to helping young children get a better education starting at home by working in, with, and through culture, community, and families. Dominique works in the highly-challenging environment
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
This article from The Conversation looks at the evidence for value of Family Engagement and gives some practical case-studies to show how it works. Read the article
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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