Inspiring every child and young person to be lifelong learners, global citizens and successful people engaged in their community is important. Schools play a pivotal role in connecting teachers and students to learning through real world experiences, and in creating positive partnerships with families and the broader community.
Key highlights include:
- state schools having active partnerships with industries or universities
- placing successful partnerships at the centre of our school improvement agenda
- revitalising the Parent and Community Engagement Framework.
To learn more about our exciting initiatives and what we have delivered, view the
Advancing education action plan (PDF, 2.2MB) and the
Advancing education 2020 report card (PDF, 2.8MB) or
download the accessible version (DOCX, 109KB).
Our progress
We have made significant progress and built strong foundations for ongoing success by delivering:
- *Promoting active partnerships with business, industry and universities to lift the quality of STEM teaching and learning experiences
- Supporting all state schools, individually or in clusters, to have active partnerships with industry or universities
- Strengthening transitions to post-school training and employment through ongoing collaboration with industry and vocational education and training providers
- Placing successful school and community partnerships at the centre of our school improvement agenda
- Capturing the views of parents through engagement on school councils and Parents and Citizens’ Associations
- Revitalising the Parent and Community Engagement Framework to support state schools to create positive partnerships with families and their communities
- Establishing an Indigenous-specific parent and community engagement strategy to promote active partnerships with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community
- Working with experts to help develop students’ understanding of broader community expectations and the skills they require to be successful citizens
- Giving parents greater access to information about their child’s progress through QParents, a secure online portal
Key: * Aligns to relevant 2017 election commitments and Minister's Charter Letter commitments.
Ideas into action
Working together to maximise student learning
Research shows that the most successful schools engage students, parents, carers and the community as partners in supporting student learning and wellbeing. Many schools have already developed strategies to engage with parents and community. The overwhelming evidence that parent engagement has a positive effect on student achievement has led to all state schools and their communities being encouraged to strengthen their engagement—with and between students, teachers, parents and carers, support staff, community, industry and business groups.
The
Parent and Community Engagement Framework helps students, schools, parents and the community to work together to maximise student learning and wellbeing.