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Opening the School Gate | Meeting management

Exploring expectations about school involvement

Ask parents about their previous school involvement, both in Australia and in their home country, so they can talk about their own expectations for involvement in the school. This is often a very new concept for family members born overseas.

Share with parents/carers what you hope to achieve from their involvement and why it is important to the school. You may need to introduce the idea of a three-way partnership between student, home and school.

  • Explain that your intention in inviting parents is to establish a stronger partnership between the school and parents.
  • Explore the idea of parent involvement as it may be an unfamiliar concept.
  • Use a diagram to demonstrate the three-way relationship you want.
  • Discuss parents’ overseas experiences with schools.
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