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Engaging parents and communities in children’s learning and wellbeing: EPIC 2021 Report

November 2021 

Engaging parents in their child’s education journey – and the powerful impact this can have on student achievement levels and wellbeing - is not a new concept in education circles. The findings from this report significantly add to the existing body of research around parent engagement and provide rich examples of effective parent engagement strategies and approaches at the classroom level. 

This project was jointly funded by Independent Schools Queensland and Queensland Independent Schools Parents Network in partnership with Griffith University.

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Profiles from EPIC  

ST PETERS LUTHERAN COLLEGE

"Parent Engagement at St Peters is critically important, so much so that it is part of our strategic intent, where we are deliberate and intentional about making sure that each parent is deeply connected to their child’s learning journey". PRINCIPAL

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SAMFORD VALLEY STEINER SCHOOL

"The opportunity we were given to deep dive into the research on parent engagement was absolutely a unique chance for us to learn so much more and explore new ways of working with parents." PRINCIPAL

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EPIC report breaks new ground

"The EPIC final report contains rich detail to begin to fill a gap in the literature about what parent engagement looks like and how it may be achieved in practice." DR LINDA WILLIS, RESEARCHER

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EPIC Research Report video

The Engaging Parents in Inquiry Curriculum (EPIC) research report was born out of the need for rich examples of effective parent engagement strategies and approaches at a classroom level. 

Griffith University researchers Dr Linda Willis and Prof Beryl Exley worked with school leaders, teachers, parents and students from six Queensland independent schools to develop a suite of resources.


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