NSW Department of Education

School communities are encouraged to review their current supporting structures, policies and procedures for community partnerships and develop new ones where necessary.

This may include establishing a dedicated family-school action team or using an existing working group that includes parents and community members, to develop and coordinate partnership plans and activities in relation to the Digital Education Revolution.

Research by Richardson,T (Executive Director Strategy & Policy, Becta), shows that parental interest in their child’s education is the single most powerful predictor of achievement at age 16.

To maximise support for laptop implementation in classrooms, leaders can provide parents and community members with the Parent FAQs, the Parent and Community Fact Sheet and Laptop Policies and Procedures.

Read more: https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/proflearn/der/infopages/compart.htm