Raising Learners

When you’re active in your school community, your child gets many academic and social benefits. Being active at school is also good for you.It gives you the chance to contribute to the school and meet other parents in your local area. In this episode of Raising Learners, Professor Julie Green talks with Gail McHardy, Executive Officer of Parents Victoria, about how you can be engaged at school. Parents Victoria is a state-wide democratic organisation representing parents of students in Victorian government schools.
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Missing a day of school every now and then is normal. But sometimes children and teenagers become disconnected from learning. They might even avoid school or refuse to go. It can be a serious issue. In this episode of Raising Learners, Genevieve Higgins, head of the Jesuit Social Services’ Navigator program, joins Professor Julie Green. They discuss how parents and schools can work together to help children and young people reengage and reconnect with school and learning environments.
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School refusal: children 5-8 years
Truancy and school refusal: 9-15 years
School problems: helping children 9-15 years
Anxiety at school: autistic children and teenagers
Talking about school
Building a relationship with your child’s school
Problem-solving strategies for parents and teachers
Communication with school: autistic teenagers
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Victorian Department of Education and Training
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Supporting your child’s social and emotional development is an important part of being a parent. It’s also an important part of school and learning for children. In this episode of Raising Learners Vikki Ryall, Executive Director, Clinical Practice at Headspace and Mary Sayers, CEO Children and Young people with Disability Australia join Derek McCormack to discuss what’s important for social and emotional development at different ages and stage and how parents can play a supportive role with that development.
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Emotions and play: school-age children
Social and emotional changes: 9-15 years
Autism: social & emotional development
School-age: development tracker
Pre-teen development: what to expect
Teenage development: what to expect
School-age friendships: how to support them
Teenage friends and friendships
Friends and peers: autistic children and teenagers
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Victorian Department of Education and Training
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Aboriginal perspectives are increasingly reflected in today’s education system. This is good for Koorie children, and good for all children too. In this episode of Raising Learners, Gunditjmara man Mark Rose speaks with Julie Green about ways Aboriginal parents and kinship carers can get involved with their children’s education and support their dreams.
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Building a relationship with your child’s school
Working with teachers and schools
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Victorian Department of Education and Training
Victorian Aboriginal Education Association
Victorian Aboriginal Education Association – Koorie Academy of Excellence
Victorian Aboriginal Education Association – Launch: Koorie Outreach Support Program
Alpine School Campus
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Adolescence is a time of major development inside the teenage brain. And changes in the brain drive changes in teenage emotions, thinking and behaviour, including the desire for more independence. If you feel that you’re less important to your child now, it might help to know that your child needs your love and support to navigate changes in adolescence and grow a healthy brain. In this episode of Raising Learners, David Collins and Colette Davis join host Derek McCormack to explore these issues.
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Brain development: teenagers
Social and emotional changes: 9-15 years
Independence in teenagers: how to support it
Staying connected: you and your teenage child
Relationships with parents and families: why teenagers need them
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Victorian Department of Education and Training
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