Home-school partnerships important for student success

Home-school partnerships important for student success

Strong partnerships between schools and their local communities are a key component to students achieving to their potential say Lorraine Kerr, President of the New Zealand School Trustees Association, and the joint announcement from Minister Parata and Associate Minister Kaye that more families are to get computers in homes is a further, welcome step towards that goal.

The digital world is one that every child and their parents live in, and building skills in digital technology is now an essential component of learning and living in the 21st century.

“The Computers in Homes programme has been helping many families get connected for a number of years now and we’re very pleased to see from this new announcement that Computers in Homes is continuing to get government support”, says Ms Kerr

“We already know that support from parents and whānau is crucial for students to be able to make good decisions about their education and to achieve to their potential, and this decision to support another 1,500 families through the computers in homes programme in 2015/16 will also provide schools with an opportunity to further build on their relationship with these parents and whanau.”

NZSTA is committed to playing its part in ensuring all schools are effectively governed by a board of trustees whose primary focus is every student achieving their highest possible educational achievement, and part of achieving this outcome is to encourage stronger links between boards, schools, and their local communities.

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