Standard 7

Note the focus area and
standard descriptor/s the
artefact / document reflects
Note the type of Describe the artefact /
artefact / document document and indicate the
possible impact or result on
teaching and/ or student
learning
Describe how the
artefact / document
meet the standard
descriptors you have
identified.

7.3 Engage with the This type of This artefact is a plan
parents/carers artefact is a for the inclusion of
parent parents and/ or carers. It
Understand strategies engagement was devised during
for working plan. I chose this university and is broken
effectively, artefact as it is up into the four terms
sensitively and an outline of within a school year. In
confidentially with how I would each of the terms, there
parents/carers. plan to engage are listed activities and
parents/carers in people involved that can
7.4 Engage with the education be utilised at those
professional process points within the year
teaching networks throughout the for example; in term 1,
and broader year. students in kindergarten
communities are new and chances are
a lot of families may
Understand the role also be new. This offers
of external the opportunity for an
professionals and introductory morning
community tea for the parents to
representatives in come in and meet the
broadening teachers teacher and also other
professional parents.
knowledge and Research has shown that
practice. when parents and
teachers work together,
students tend to earn
higher grades, perform
better on tests, attend
school more regularly,
have positive behaviour
and show a positive
attitude (Canter, n.d.).
School programs that
include parents are more
effective however,
collaboration isnt
always easy. I have
included these strategies
as a starting point to
initiate a strong
collaborative
environment within my
Throughout my first
year of teaching, I
will apply the parent
engagement plan as
a strategy that will
include parents and
families in the
education process as
well as create an
effective working
environment for
students. This will
occur from weekly
reading sessions
with individual
students throughout
the year to parent
helpers on working
bees and other
school community
activity days [APST
7.3].
The parent
engagement plan
will provide many
opportunities for
parents, families and
communities to be
involved in the
school community.
They will be able to
bring an external
role into the school
broadening teachers
professional
knowledge and
practice to be
inclusive of all of
the community. This
can occur through
parent career days
such as a guest
speaker surrounding
 own classroom to the current topic as
improve student well as a cultural
learning. speaker to break
down any cultural
barriers within the
classroom [APST
7.4].
Artefact: Parent Engagement Plan
Timefram Who would be Description/ activity
e involved?
Term 1 - Parents Introductory get together of parents for morning tea
- Teachers or similar activity, parents can also meet other
- Students parents during this time
- Interpreters Parent helpers in the classroom/ rotational roster
- Cultural Provide inclusion of cultures to break down any
advocates cultural barriers
- Families Periodic updates, blog, newsletters, emails or any
- School other communication tool
Community

Term 2 - Parents Conferences

- Principal Interviews
- Faculty Working bees
members Periodic updates, blog, newsletters, emails or any
- Students other communication tool
- School Activities surrounding book week, mothers day or
Community any other celebrations within the school

Term 3 - Community Guest speakers from cultural communities

members Parent helpers
- Family Activities surrounding fathers day or any other
members celebrations within the school
- Parents Periodic updates, blog, newsletters, emails or any
- School other communication tool
Community

Term 4 - Parents Parent helpers, camps, reading/maths groups

- Students Activities surrounding Christmas or any other
- Teachers celebrations within the school
- School Periodic updates, blog, newsletters, emails or any
Community other communication tool