Parent Engagement in the ACT

Parent engagement in learning involves partnerships between families and schools to improve outcomes for children.

It’s about how families and schools talk to each other, how to bring together learning at home and learning at school, and how families and schools can work together to help our kids be the best they can be.

The Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) would like to hear from parents about what they think makes for a good partnership with their child’s school and the things they do to help their children learn.

All responses will be confidential and will be used by ARACY to inform their research and development of resources for parents and schools.

For more information or if you have any questions, please visit ARACY's website - www.aracy.org.au

Thank-you

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* 1. What are the features of a positive partnership between families and schools?

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* 2. What does your school do well to help you support your child’s learning?

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* 3. What could your school do differently to better assist you with supporting your child’s learning?

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* 4. How important do you think these things are for your child’s learning?

	Very important	Moderately important	Not important	Don’t know
Discussing books, movies or television programs	Discussing books, movies or television programs Very important	Discussing books, movies or television programs Moderately important	Discussing books, movies or television programs Not important	Discussing books, movies or television programs Don’t know
Talking to your child about how they are doing at school	Talking to your child about how they are doing at school Very important	Talking to your child about how they are doing at school Moderately important	Talking to your child about how they are doing at school Not important	Talking to your child about how they are doing at school Don’t know
Talking to your child about what they are learning	Talking to your child about what they are learning Very important	Talking to your child about what they are learning Moderately important	Talking to your child about what they are learning Not important	Talking to your child about what they are learning Don’t know
Activities related to the topics your child is learning about at school	Activities related to the topics your child is learning about at school Very important	Activities related to the topics your child is learning about at school Moderately important	Activities related to the topics your child is learning about at school Not important	Activities related to the topics your child is learning about at school Don’t know
Talking about social or political issues with your child	Talking about social or political issues with your child Very important	Talking about social or political issues with your child Moderately important	Talking about social or political issues with your child Not important	Talking about social or political issues with your child Don’t know
Eating dinner with your child around a table	Eating dinner with your child around a table Very important	Eating dinner with your child around a table Moderately important	Eating dinner with your child around a table Not important	Eating dinner with your child around a table Don’t know
Going to a library or bookshop with your child	Going to a library or bookshop with your child Very important	Going to a library or bookshop with your child Moderately important	Going to a library or bookshop with your child Not important	Going to a library or bookshop with your child Don’t know
Spending time just talking with your child	Spending time just talking with your child Very important	Spending time just talking with your child Moderately important	Spending time just talking with your child Not important	Spending time just talking with your child Don’t know
Helping your child with their homework	Helping your child with their homework Very important	Helping your child with their homework Moderately important	Helping your child with their homework Not important	Helping your child with their homework Don’t know
Discussing your child’s behaviour or progress with their teacher	Discussing your child’s behaviour or progress with their teacher Very important	Discussing your child’s behaviour or progress with their teacher Moderately important	Discussing your child’s behaviour or progress with their teacher Not important	Discussing your child’s behaviour or progress with their teacher Don’t know
Volunteering at your child’s school	Volunteering at your child’s school Very important	Volunteering at your child’s school Moderately important	Volunteering at your child’s school Not important	Volunteering at your child’s school Don’t know
Participating in your school's parents group (P&C/P&F)	Participating in your school's parents group (P&C/P&F) Very important	Participating in your school's parents group (P&C/P&F) Moderately important	Participating in your school's parents group (P&C/P&F) Not important	Participating in your school's parents group (P&C/P&F) Don’t know

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* 5. How often does someone in your family do the following things:

	Never or hardly ever	Once or twice a month	Once or twice a week	Every day or almost every day	Don’t know
Discussing books, movies or television programs	Discussing books, movies or television programs Never or hardly ever	Discussing books, movies or television programs Once or twice a month	Discussing books, movies or television programs Once or twice a week	Discussing books, movies or television programs Every day or almost every day	Discussing books, movies or television programs Don’t know
Talking to your child about how they are doing at school	Talking to your child about how they are doing at school Never or hardly ever	Talking to your child about how they are doing at school Once or twice a month	Talking to your child about how they are doing at school Once or twice a week	Talking to your child about how they are doing at school Every day or almost every day	Talking to your child about how they are doing at school Don’t know
Talking to your child about what they are learning	Talking to your child about what they are learning Never or hardly ever	Talking to your child about what they are learning Once or twice a month	Talking to your child about what they are learning Once or twice a week	Talking to your child about what they are learning Every day or almost every day	Talking to your child about what they are learning Don’t know
Activities related to the topics your child is learning about at school	Activities related to the topics your child is learning about at school Never or hardly ever	Activities related to the topics your child is learning about at school Once or twice a month	Activities related to the topics your child is learning about at school Once or twice a week	Activities related to the topics your child is learning about at school Every day or almost every day	Activities related to the topics your child is learning about at school Don’t know
Talking about social or political issues with your child	Talking about social or political issues with your child Never or hardly ever	Talking about social or political issues with your child Once or twice a month	Talking about social or political issues with your child Once or twice a week	Talking about social or political issues with your child Every day or almost every day	Talking about social or political issues with your child Don’t know
Eating dinner with your child around a table	Eating dinner with your child around a table Never or hardly ever	Eating dinner with your child around a table Once or twice a month	Eating dinner with your child around a table Once or twice a week	Eating dinner with your child around a table Every day or almost every day	Eating dinner with your child around a table Don’t know
Going to a library or bookshop with your child	Going to a library or bookshop with your child Never or hardly ever	Going to a library or bookshop with your child Once or twice a month	Going to a library or bookshop with your child Once or twice a week	Going to a library or bookshop with your child Every day or almost every day	Going to a library or bookshop with your child Don’t know
Spending time just talking with your child	Spending time just talking with your child Never or hardly ever	Spending time just talking with your child Once or twice a month	Spending time just talking with your child Once or twice a week	Spending time just talking with your child Every day or almost every day	Spending time just talking with your child Don’t know
Helping your child with their homework	Helping your child with their homework Never or hardly ever	Helping your child with their homework Once or twice a month	Helping your child with their homework Once or twice a week	Helping your child with their homework Every day or almost every day	Helping your child with their homework Don’t know
Discussing your child’s behaviour or progress with their teacher	Discussing your child’s behaviour or progress with their teacher Never or hardly ever	Discussing your child’s behaviour or progress with their teacher Once or twice a month	Discussing your child’s behaviour or progress with their teacher Once or twice a week	Discussing your child’s behaviour or progress with their teacher Every day or almost every day	Discussing your child’s behaviour or progress with their teacher Don’t know
Volunteering at your child’s school	Volunteering at your child’s school Never or hardly ever	Volunteering at your child’s school Once or twice a month	Volunteering at your child’s school Once or twice a week	Volunteering at your child’s school Every day or almost every day	Volunteering at your child’s school Don’t know
Participating in your school’s parents group (P&C/P&F)	Participating in your school’s parents group (P&C/P&F) Never or hardly ever	Participating in your school’s parents group (P&C/P&F) Once or twice a month	Participating in your school’s parents group (P&C/P&F) Once or twice a week	Participating in your school’s parents group (P&C/P&F) Every day or almost every day	Participating in your school’s parents group (P&C/P&F) Don’t know

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* 6. Other comments

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* 7. How old are your children?

0-3

4-5

6-9

10-12

13-15

16-18

18+

Other (please specify)