Category Archives: Parent Engagement – Building parent capacity

As families begin preparing for their children to return to school or if they've already returned to on-site learning, there are many lessons to be learned from the experiences we've had over the past few weeks.  What has become obvious in the rapid response to the COVID-19 situation from school leaders, teachers, parents and students…

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Several years ago I wrote my first book called 'Staying Connected' to explore the role of parents and their role as supporters and guides of learning for their children. Little did we know then that the role of parents all around the globe would require them to adapt very quickly to the change that is…

The decision has now been made to close schools in Victoria and no doubt the rest of the country will follow. As this has unfolded over in Europe, the UK and US I have been observing the many comments about how parents are adapting to having children at home and how they are assuming their…