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Families appreciate being valued and acknowledged and this builds pride and confidence in our students and our schools. It’s important to celebrate the success of
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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:
Families appreciate being valued and acknowledged and this builds pride and confidence in our students and our schools. It’s important to celebrate the success of
One strategy for increasing family engagement that has worked in many schools is to employ a dedicated Family Engagement Officer. On this page we give
Parent Engagement is much more than helping out with the school excursion or sausage-sizzle. Dr Debbie Pushor from the University of Saskatchewan gives a wide-ranging
Dr Debbie Pushor (University of Saskatchewan, Canada) speaks to school leaders about why family engagement can make their schools better for everyone.
Knowing their families and their cultural beliefs around education will assist schools to engage those families in a more culturally responsive way and give all
Karen Mapp, Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, sets out the evidence; strong family engagement leads to better learning outcomes for students.
This video, made by the Family School Partnership Bureau in 2015, emphasises the importance of joining family knowledge with teacher expertise to create a better
Parents Victoria has had a long association with Canadian academic Dr Debbie Pushor. Debbie has worked as a public school teacher, consultant, principal, senior administrator,
This 2-page flyer is a brief introduction to the key concepts of family engagement. It’s a useful conversation starter as it succinctly addresses three questions:
Why a systematic approach is needed Dr Debbie Pushor on why family engagement needs to be co-ordinated and systematic, rather than random and disconnected. How
Families appreciate being valued and acknowledged and this builds pride and confidence in our students and our schools. It’s important to celebrate the success of everyone’s efforts. A little gesture goes a long way!
One strategy for increasing family engagement that has worked in many schools is to employ a dedicated Family Engagement Officer. On this page we give some examples of how this works, including a two case
Parent Engagement is much more than helping out with the school excursion or sausage-sizzle. Dr Debbie Pushor from the University of Saskatchewan gives a wide-ranging talk on Parent Engagement. She focuses on the research that
Dr Debbie Pushor (University of Saskatchewan, Canada) speaks to school leaders about why family engagement can make their schools better for everyone.
Knowing their families and their cultural beliefs around education will assist schools to engage those families in a more culturally responsive way and give all families a sense of belonging. Situate cultural strengths of family
Karen Mapp, Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, sets out the evidence; strong family engagement leads to better learning outcomes for students.
This video, made by the Family School Partnership Bureau in 2015, emphasises the importance of joining family knowledge with teacher expertise to create a better learning environment for children.
Parents Victoria has had a long association with Canadian academic Dr Debbie Pushor. Debbie has worked as a public school teacher, consultant, principal, senior administrator, and now as a researcher and teacher educator. She is
This 2-page flyer is a brief introduction to the key concepts of family engagement. It’s a useful conversation starter as it succinctly addresses three questions: Why family engagement? How? What does it look like? This
Why a systematic approach is needed Dr Debbie Pushor on why family engagement needs to be co-ordinated and systematic, rather than random and disconnected. How it works in practice The story of how a disadvantaged
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