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Carmel Hewitt
Parent Engagement in Learning & Wellbeing
“Whatever you would have your children become strive to exhibit in your own lives and conversation”
Building relationships is core work of school communities
Parental engagement is one of the most
important factors in the educational
attainment of children and
youth
Parental engagement
recognises that both parents and teachers
play an important role in
children's learning,
development and wellbeing
Children generally do better when
there are connections between the
different spaces they learn in
“Schools that improve and
sustain improvement almost always have engaged the community and built strong
links with parents.“
Parental engagement
Children learn everywhere, at any time. Learning has shifted from school-centred to student-centred learning. Working from this stance, there are many influences on learning that need to be elevated. One of the most powerful of these is family engagement, in children’s Learning, development, health & wellbeing.
Involvement and Engagement:What’s the difference?
Our School Our P&F Our DPC
Moving beyond just involvement
• School directed • Set agenda• School focus
Involvement
• Inclusive Partnerships
• Informed decisions
• At school & at home
Engagement
What’s the difference
EngagementBroader role parents and school play in supporting children's learning
Involvement parent participation at formal and informal activities at school
Impact
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Learning Partnershipswhat matters most
• family-led learning focused on high aspirations for children, shared reading, a positive environment for learning, parent-child conversation, a stimulating home environment and support for social and emotional well-being
• family-school partnerships that encourage positive parent-teacher relationships, communication about children’s progress, and engagement in the school community, while equipping parents to effectively support and encourage their children’s learning and well-being
Engagement in Learning is …
Giving parents the tools and the confidence to collaborate
around learning
Providing opportunities for families to fit together their
knowledge and experience with that of the schoolOur School Our P&F Our DPC
Belief in importanc
e of education
Sense of control
over their progress
Confidence in their abilities
Skills for learning
Social and
emotional wellbeing
Motivation and
engagement in
learning
Outcomes
for the child
Building capacity
Leadership and reflection are critical to being
strategic and to enable effective parent
engagement.
There is always somewhere to start and
always somewhere to improve.
No single strategy fits all schools.
Questions and ideas help us to adapt
strategies to our needs.
Parent Education Program (PEP)The Parent Education Program (PEP) is designed to assist schools in building effective learning Partnerships with families and develop the important connection between home and school.
Workshops have been developed in alignment with the Broken Bay Catholic Schools Office and are available to support schools with their parent/community engagement strategies and the goals identified in School Improvement Plans.
The Parent Education program has been developed as a result of current educational research which indicates the importance of Parent Engagement and family/school partnership and the significant outcomes for students learning and wellbeing.
These courses are available to all schools throughout the
Diocese and can be adapted to suit the needs of the individual
school.
Carmel Hewitt, Education Officer –Parent Liaison
[email protected] 98470366
Jo Spek, Parent Education [email protected]
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