Resources for parents

​​​​​​Parent and community engagement

Select the topic below to see the relevant resources:

• Engaging with your child’s learning
• Other resources
• Certificate templates
  
• Useful websites
• Looking for more ideas?

Engaging with your child's learning

Prep to Year 2

• Fact sheet: Ways to engage with your child's learning in Prep to Year 2
• Australian Curriculum: Years 1 and 2—Information for parents (PDF, 1.2MB)
  
• Video clip 1: Make the step to Prep: Schools are ready to welcome you
  
• Video clip 2: ​ Make the step to Prep: Continue the learning journey
  

Years 3–6

• Fact sheet: Ways to engage with your child's learning in Years 3–6
• Australian Curriculum: Years 3 and 4—Information for parents
  
• Australian Curriculum: Years 5 and 6—Information for parents
  

Years 7–9

• Fact sheet: Ways to engage with your child's learning in Years 7–9

Years 10–12

• Fact sheet: Ways to engage with your child's learning in Years 10–12

All year levels

• School holidays and term dates
  
• 10 alternatives to what did you do in school today
  
• Australian Curriculum: Parent information
  
• Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA): National Assessment Planning—Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)
  
• Children of parents with a Mental Illness—talking to your child's school
• Fact sheet: How parents can contribute to school planning and budget discussi​ons and decisions
  
• Parents and teachers working together
• Partners in Learning Program: a program that supports Schools of Distance Education to enhance the skills of parents and home tutors in improving children’s reading
  
• QParents: provides parents of Queensland state school students with secure online access to their child's information
  
• Queensland Family and Child Commission—Talking families: help kids grow.
  

Other resources

• Australian Government (Department of Edu​cation and Training)—Parent engagement research and resources: links to key resources and a list of research material to support parent engagement
• Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) and tertiary entrance: provides information about the ATAR that will replace Overall Position (OP) from 2020 as the standard pathway to tertiary study for Year 12 students in Queensland
  
• Bullying and cyberbullying: provides information and resources for parents and carers
  
• Early childhood education and care resources: to assist families and educators help children make a positive transition to school
• English language support in Queensland state schools advice for parents: advice for parents about accessing English language support can access to help support their child at school
• Literacy and numeracy at school: provides information that enables parents to continue playing an active role in helping to develop their child's literacy and numeracy
  
• NAPLAN parent/carer support: learn more about NAPLAN tests and how parents can support their child during NAPLAN testing periods
  
• Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA): links to products and services that QCAA provides schools in the areas of curriculum, assessment, reporting, testing and certification from Kindergarten to Year 12
  
• Queensland Department of Education: Information and resources for parents and carers
  
• Queensland Family and Child Commission—talking families: let’s parent together helps parents to navigate the ins and outs of parenting together
  
• Safe and respectful school communities​: explore tips on communicating and collaborating with school staff to support your child and build a positive school culture
  

Certificates parents can give school staff

• ​ Generic appreciation certificate 1
• Generic appreciation certificate 2
  

Useful websites

• Early learning at home​: Activities and resources designed for parents and carers to support their child’s learning at home​
  
• P&Cs Qld: Information and ideas for parents about working with your child's school
• Learning Potential: Ideas and activities to support learning from birth to Year 12
  
• Raising Children Network: Advice and ideas on a broad range of topics of interest to parents
  
• Spark their Future​: Tips, information and support to help parents to assist their child to get the most from their education
  

Looking for more ideas?

The following links show what's happening in parent/family engagement in other states and countries:

• Australian Capital Territory (ACT): Parent engagement in ACT schools
• New South Wales: Parents and carers
  
• South Australia: Parent engagement framework—building parent-school partnerships
• Tasmania: Parent engagement resources and research for parents and schools
• Victoria: Dimensions: parents and carers as partners
• Ontario: Parent tool kit and parent tool kit—Teen edition (PDF, 20MB)
  

• New Mexico: Working Together—School, family and community partnerships