Value parent and community expertise and networks
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Building strong community networks’
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Connect parents with each other
Connect parents with each other
Parent, Sharon Beattie shares her knowledge and experiences of what helped her to support her son with low vision in his learning.
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Pasifika Autism Support Group
Pasifika Autism Support Group
Visit the Pasifika Autism Support Group webpage to gain understanding of the Pasifika community supporting children and young people with autism.
Accessible youth space
Accessible youth space
Visit the PHAB Facebook page. Find out about weekly social experiences for young people. Its purpose is integration, inclusion, and opportunity.
Understand diverse perspectives
Understand diverse perspectives
Where parent and family values, and expectations, differ from those of your school, create opportunities to listen and learn from each other.
- Create opportunities to connect Pacific parents with other Pacific parents and community leaders to talk about ways to support their children's learning.
- Invite parents and families to see inclusive practices in action at your school. Offer opportunities to discuss what they have seen in their first languages.
- Invite back to school, Pacific students who have left, to share their experiences of what kinds of things supported them in their learning.
Next steps
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Developing cultural capabilityShow suggestions for Developing cultural capability
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Explore Māori perspectives on inclusionShow suggestions for Explore Māori perspectives on inclusion
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Know your Māori learnersShow suggestions for Know your Māori learners
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Establish reciprocal relationshipsShow suggestions for Establish reciprocal relationships
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Build community networksShow suggestions for Build community networks
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Co-design a culturally sustaining environmentShow suggestions for Co-design a culturally sustaining environment