The Queensland Independent Schools Parents Network was a key resource Maths teacher Tim Huppatz relied on when setting out to better understand the concept of ‘parent engagement’ and how it [ … ]
Category: Parenting
‘Green shoots’ emerging: educators and families share how COVID-19 has boosted the home-school relationship
The importance of schools engaging parents in their child’s education has been acknowledged in academic circles for more than 50 years. Now, thanks to the COVID-19 ‘home learning period’, parents [ … ]
Online parent-teacher interviews during COVID-19: a welcome change for many parents
Case Study: St Andrew’s Anglican College For St Andrew’s Anglican College, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of ideas and changes the 1,300-student school had been “tinkering away” with for [ … ]
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We’d love to keep you updated on the latest news in schooling, parenting and student wellbeing! The Queensland Independent Schools Parents Network is proud to represent the families of 123,000 [ … ]
Year 12 families: useful links and information
COVID-19 has delivered plenty of upheaval for our senior students, who were already adjusting to new subjects and assessments under Queensland’s revamped senior schooling and tertiary entrance system. Governments, schools [ … ]
Parent engagement guru praises ‘unprecedented’ collaboration between schools and parents during pandemic
Parents and teachers – take a bow… Not only did you earn the nation’s respect for the way you navigated the recent home learning period, now one of Australia’s leading [ … ]
Links for Year 11 and 12 families looking for the latest information on QCE/ATAR
Last updated: 26 May 2020 Dear 11 and 12 students and their parents: we know this is a worrying time for you and your family due to the learning disruptions [ … ]
Looking for some extra resources & ideas to occupy your family? Here’s some suggestions
Does the COVID-19 lockdown have you stumped for ideas to keep your children entertained? We hear you! Here are some lists that you can cherry-pick for ideas to match their [ … ]
In this together: school-family partnerships have never been more important!
The partnerships between independent schools and parents have never been more important as communities work together to transition to new learning routines and approaches in Term 2. Independent Schools Queensland [ … ]
Suddenly supervising schoolwork (as well as parenting) through COVID-19? Here’s our advice …
If you are like hundreds of thousands of parents around Australia, you are suddenly having to squeeze your children’s ‘remote learning’ into your already busy day (thanks COVID-19). But before [ … ]