Fostering harmonious relationships between school and family

Make schools family friendly.

Install appropriate and sufficient signage.
Provide an attractive seating area with information for parents, pictures of school life, student work, etc.
Promote positive contact between the school and the family, by phone, by email and in person.
Balance student safety and family access to the school.
Adopt measures to encourage student participation in organizing family activities.

Communicate regularly with families through a variety of means such as:
- formal and informal meetings
- local newspapers
- email
- notes in the agenda
- newsletters
- bulletin board
- wall calendar
Adapt communications to family circumstances (e.g. language, level of literacy).
Focus on positive messages; for example, avoid communicating with parents only when problems arise.
Give families the opportunity to share their concerns, circumstances and perceptions of the school.
Give families the opportunity to express their needs for guidance, support, training and information.
Provide families with information about school policies and regulations, such as the code of conduct and food policy.