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Course Description

This course supports school leaders to strengthen family and carer engagement as a driver of student learning. It focuses on practical, evidence-informed strategies to build meaningful, consistent partnerships with families.


Aligned to the Australian Professional Standard for Principals – Professional Practice: Engaging and Working with the Community, the course helps leaders develop clear, inclusive approaches that improve student outcomes.



Audience

School Leaders


Teaching Standards

7.3.4 Lead Level - Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community - Engage with the parents/ carers: Identify, initiate and build on opportunities that engage parents/carers in both the progress of their children’s learning and the educational priorities of the school.



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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome

    • Acknowledgement of Country

    • Learning Objectives

    • Teaching Standards

  • 2

    Module 1 – Why Engagement Matters

    • Introduction

    • The Evidence: Family Engagement as a Driver of Learning

    • From Involvement to Partnership: A Conceptual Shift

    • Why Engagement Efforts Often Have Limited Impact

    • Translating Research into Practice

    • Resource: Family Engagement Reflection Audit

    • Reflection Question
  • 3

    Module 2 – Understanding Your Community

    • Introduction

    • From Assumption to Evidence: A Leadership Responsibility

    • Interpreting Community Insight: Identifying Patterns That Matter

    • Interpreting Low or Resistant Engagement

    • When Families Express Concern or Blame the School

    • Case Study: Using Community Insight to Redesign Engagement

    • Designing for Diversity: Adapting to Community Realities

    • Building Trust Through Deliberate Leadership Actions

    • Resource: Community Insight Mapping Tool

    • Reflection Question
  • 4

    Module 3 – Strategies That Work

    • Introduction

    • What Makes Engagement High-Impact?

    • Strategy 1: Learning-Focused Communication

    • Strategy 2: Providing Practical Home Learning Supports

    • Strategy 3: Two-Way, Learning-Focused Dialogue

    • Strategy 4: Flexible and Inclusive Engagement Design

    • Strategy 5: Embedding Engagement into Teaching Practice

    • Case Study: From Tools to Impact

    • Resource: Take-Home Learning Task Template

    • Reflection Question
  • 5

    Module 4 – Designing Your Family Engagement Plan

    • Introduction

    • Start with Student Outcomes, Not Activities

    • Identify a Focus and Target Group

    • Select Strategies That Align with Your Context

    • Plan for Implementation (Not Just Design)

    • Define Success and Measure Impact

    • Planning Framework: Family Engagement Action Plan

    • Case Study: Designing a Targeted Engagement Plan

    • Resource: Family Engagement Action Plan

    • Reflection Question
  • 6

    Module 5 – Evaluating Impact and Determining Next Steps

    • Introduction

    • Evaluating What Matters: Moving Beyond Activity

    • Interpreting Evidence: From Data to Insight

    • Deciding What to Do Next

    • Sustaining What Works

    • Identifying Your Next Leadership Action

    • Reflection Question

    • Resource: Family Impact Review Tool

    • Final Reflection

    • Wrap Up

    • Resource: Strengthening Family Engagement –Post-Course 30-Minute Collaboration

    • Reference List
  • 7

    Course Feedback

    • Course Feedback

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