New videos for The Parent Engagement Toolkit
Parents and educators can learn more about parent engagement through resources already developed by CSPA and available on the Parent Engagement Toolkit website. Currently, work is underway on additional parent engagement resources that will further highlight the home-school partnership and why it is important for student learning and wellbeing. These video resources will be available for teachers and parents from early 2023.
Following are quotes from two interviews which feature in the videos.
Andrew Fuller: Anxiety really only becomes a problem when we don’t do anything with it. So, anxiety is a feeling that all humans have and when it works well, we get kind of energised to do the things that we need to do. When we don’t use it well is when we kind of collapse in a heap or flick through a whole lot of social media postings or really don’t use it as a call to action.
Professor Donna Cross: Our research has shown that one of the most wonderful things to do with children when they are feeling anxious or want to talk about an issue is to go for a walk with them – children are much more likely to be open when they are shoulder to shoulder … so driving in the car, anywhere that you are shoulder to shoulder with a child, is a great way to have a conversation, and particularly a difficult conversation with them.
CSPA believes that when parents and teachers work together children and young people have better outcomes both in wellbeing and learning. If you are aware of a school where the family-school partnership is flourishing, and challenges such as the pandemic have largely served to strengthen this partnership, please let CSPA know by contacting john.obrien@cspa.catholic.edu.au CSPA is keen to share and celebrate family-school partnership success stories from all over Australia.
CSPA acknowledges the support of the Australian Government for providing funding for this work.
