Creating Family-School Partnerships

Introducing a new model of family-school partnership, entitled 'Pathways to Partnership', Sandra presents a template to teachers and school leaders for developing authentic, genuine family- school partnerships that reflect contemporary global thinking and practice.

Sandra Webster has a PhD from Swinburne University of Technology. She is an educational leader with many years of experience in a variety of settings and schools. Education has been her life's work and passion. She believes that the times we live in offer educators an opportunity for a reset, and the chance to review and change the way we deliver education.

1. Pathways to Partnership: Introducing a New Model of Family-School Partnership 2. Background, Shifting Definitions and Clarifications 3. Power and the Family-School Partnership 4. Communication and the Family-School Partnership 5. Trust and the Family-School Partnership 6: Living the Pathways Model - Stories (and lessons) from the field: The Most Vocal People are Always the People that are the Most Negative 7. Living the Pathways Model - Stories (and lessons) from the Field: They Told Us, But it Wasn't What We Wanted to Know 8. Living the Pathways Model: Stories (and lessons) from the Field: It's Everybody's Partnership. 9. Living the Pathways Model - Stories (and lessons) From the Field: You Listen to Us, We'll Listen to You. 10. Barriers to the Formation of a Family-School Partnership 11. Expanding our Concept of 'Family'- The Role of the Domestic Helper in the Family-School Partnership 12. Creating Family-School Partnerships: From 'Talking to' Towards 'Learning With' Conclusion