The Victorian Parents Council maintains a section of its excellent website focused on Family School Partnerships, drawing together information particularly relevant to non-government school communities in Victoria – but also informative and inspiring for parents and teachers everywhere – in a well-structured and easy-to-use format.

“Children flourish where there is a strong relationship between schools and parents. The more parents are involved with their children’s education and school, the greater the child’s chances of success.

Opportunities for involvement vary from school to school from volunteering in the classroom, tuckshop, on excursions, through to active participation in parents’ and friends’ groups and sitting on school councils.

However limited your ability to be involved, it is worth the effort. Children love to see their parents at school.”

The VPC website as a whole is a terrific resource for anyone interested in fostering positive family-school and community relationships.