On March 10, school leaders, teachers and parents from eight Queensland independent schools gathered together to listen, co-generate and learn with us during our first in-person event for EPIC 2023. [ … ]
Category: Parent engagement
‘First impressions are important’: Why forming a good relationship with your child’s teacher is worth your time
If you want your child to do better academically, emotionally and socially, there is one key relationship worth investing in – and that’s the one you have with your child’s [ … ]
EPIC: World-leading findings from our parent engagement research
The ‘how to’ of engaging parents in their child’s learning and wellbeing – a concept known as parent engagement – is a step closer thanks to world-leading findings from a [ … ]
School-family partnerships leading to improved oracy outcomes
At St John’s Anglican College, oracy is blooming, thanks to a range of strategies being undertaken in partnership between teachers and parents. Improving declining “oracy skills”, also known as students’ [ … ]
Bringing parents closer to their child’s learning: insights from our EPIC parent engagement project
Parent engagement is by no means a new concept in education circles. Research over the last 60 years, conducted here in Australia and overseas, has proven its value – and [ … ]
Our 2021-22 Annual Report
QIS Parents Network is a proud of our advocacy on behalf of independent school families – and our meaningful parent engagement research – in the 2021-22 financial year. Find our [ … ]
QIS Parents Network appoints new Executive Officer
Amanda Watt has been appointed Executive Officer of the Queensland Independent Schools Parents Network. Shari Armistead, Chair of the QIS Parents Network and Independent Schools Queensland Director (Strategic Relations) thanked [ … ]
Teens still want Mum and Dad’s support with school, experts confirm
Increasingly independent tweens and teens still want their parents to take an active interest in what they are learning at school, despite popular assumptions to the contrary. And the best [ … ]
How do schools engage busy parents? Make any requests small – offered often – and always optional, experts say
“Tweaking” the way schools communicate with their families can result in more effective parent engagement, which in turn can lead to improved academic and social outcomes for children, educators have [ … ]
Why forming a good relationship with your child’s teacher is worth your time – and how to go about it
If you want your child to do better academically, emotionally and socially, there is one key relationship worth investing in – and that’s the one you have with your child’s [ … ]