Dr Linda Willis is a senior lecturer at Griffith University and a leading expert on the impact of parent engagement on student outcomes and the success of schools. In this podcast, Linda discusses the unexpected opportunities generated by the COVID-19 pandemic for engagement, the Collective Reciprocal Supportive Framework and shares practical advice for schools. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Parent engagement within mandated teaching standards
• OECD research and wellbeing
• Evidence of benefits relating to parent engagement
• COVID-19 and the unexpected opportunity to put parent engagement at the forefront of education
• Collective Reciprocal Supportive Framework
• Research: Horizon Project with the Queensland Department of Education
• EPIC project (Dr Linda Willis and Prof Beryl Exley)
• Pandemic exposed cultural and linguistic barriers
• Practical advice for schools