What happens at your school in the morning? Are there parents listening to groups of children reading and helping in the canteen? Are parents collecting money for book club or helping out with an excursion? Perhaps a parent is sharing professional knowledge with a class.

Many schools have parents in helping roles but what about the untapped skills and talents of parents and people in the wider community, which the school could use for the benefit of students?

Victoria Clay investigates at  http://www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/fac/binsp/vol-12-no-1/startup.html