The proactive and positive way independent schools have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic has proven a major drawcard for parents deciding where to send their children to school, according to [ … ]
Category: Parenting
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 [ … ]
Supporting your kids through adversity: experts share their advice
Parenting and well-being specialists are producing some great resources for families to help steer them through what has been a very emotionally and physically draining few years. COVID-19 lockdowns, extended [ … ]
Transitions: supporting your child with return-to-school
The start of any new school year brings with it a mixture of nerves and excitement for most children. This year, Queensland families are also dealing with an added layer [ … ]
The review of the Australian Curriculum: an update
Strong curriculum, quality teaching & orderly classrooms are the Australian Government’s priorities for school education – with Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge signalling further work would still be required on [ … ]
The new QCE: what will change after feedback from parents, students and schools
The organisation responsible for the roll out of Queensland’s new QCE system will make improvements to their processes after listening to stakeholders about what worked – and what didn’t – [ … ]
Year 12 external assessments: resources and information to help your child prepare
Term 4 exam season is just around the corner for our Year 12 students. Experts in learning and the teenage brain have lots of great advice for Year 12 parents [ … ]
Overcoming distance and gaining trust: how one boarding school brought its remote parents closer
As one of Australia’s oldest independent schools, Ipswich Grammar School, established in 1863, has a proud history – and plenty of experience in building great relationships with its families. But [ … ]
Engaging parents reaps rewards for Hills International College
When Hills International College decided to overhaul the way it taught literacy in its Junior School, it recruited a very special group of people to help with the rollout. That group was the College’s Junior School parents. The teaching staff invited parents in from the very [ … ]
“Making that extra connection”: how this independent school is bringing parents closer to their children’s learning
At Cannon Hill Anglican College in Brisbane’s inner-east, parents have always been valued members of the school community. But a pilot program running in the Junior School’s Japanese language classrooms [ … ]