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Build relationships with the wider community

Descriptor | Statements | Underpinning knowledge and skills

Descriptor

This standard covers the requirements for communicating and liaising effectively with families, caregivers, business, industry and community agencies; for involving these groups in student learning; and for successfully promoting the school, its goals and achievements.

Statements

10.1

Establish and maintain relationships with families, caregivers, business, industry and community agencies.

10.2

Establish learning environments that acknowledge the concerns, values and priorities of students' families, cultures and communities.

10.3

Promote the school and public education in the community.

Further details of statements and related indicators can be found in the Professional Standards for Teachers: Guidelines for Professional Practice (new window) 495k

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Underpinning knowledge and skills

This aspect of professional practice is informed by a knowledge and understanding of:

policies and documents developed by Education Queensland, and the school, on community partnerships, vocational education and training, and pathways for students;
cultural and social attributes of the community;
advantages of developing worthwhile partnerships with relevant parties and stakeholders;
contributions that family and community can make to learning programs;
effective communication skills and strategies - informing, liaising, consulting, negotiating;
collaborative processes;
teamwork and networking;
family, business and community contexts and networks;
strategies to celebrate and promote the success of the school's students, staff and programs to the wider community.

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