Sharon Butler visits Glen Iris PS and Sherbourne PS

During Term 3, Sharon Butler spoke with the staffs of both Glen Iris and Sherbourne Primary Schools to introduce the current research about the impact of strong "School, Family and Community Partnerships. Sharon is a consultant with "Silent Partners" and works in the education, health and corporate fields. In 2007, Sharon was a Churchill Fellow travelling to the USA to thoroughly research the links betweem School, Family and Community Partnerships and Student Achievement. She has recently developed a framework for Victorian schools to enhance the work of schools in this area called "The Families as Partners In Learning" Resource Kit. Teachers trialled the kit by conducting an audit of their school's practices in one of the seven key dimensions of Family-School Partnerships.