The Family-School Partnerships Framework is intended to help school communities build effective partnerships with families. It identifies the principles for effective partnerships and highlights strategies that schools and parents can use to guide and develop partnerships.
The Australian Government has worked closely with the Australian Council for State School Organisations, the Australian Parents Council, schools and other stakeholders in the development of the Framework.
The evidence is consistent, positive, and convincing - families have a major influence on their children’s achievement in school and through life. When schools and families work in partnership, children tend to do better in school, stay in school longer, and like school more.