Welcome

The transition to school is such an important milestone for children and their families. Both families and schools want to make sure this transition is positive and sets up children well for their future schooling. Yet we know that children, their parents and schools all differ in their capacity to develop the collaborative relationships necessary to support children’s learning and their wellbeing. School entry is the perfect time to address these differences and to establish partnerships between a child’s home and their school.

The Positive School Transition Project (POST Project) has been designed to ensure that all children have a positive start to formal schooling and the opportunity to thrive.

What is POST?

• POST is research project that is trialling an intervention package that includes: Family-School Connect, a new program for school staff to strengthen the home-school partnership
• The Thriving Kids and Parents Seminar Series, three evidence-based Triple P seminars for parents and a complementary webinar for school staff.

Family-School Connect for School Staff

This online program for teachers and other school staff is focused on building the skills required to communicate and collaborate effectively to maximise students’ learning and wellbeing.

More information about Family-School Connect can be found on the ‘For school staff’ page.

The Thriving Kids and Parents Seminar Series

Three evidence-based and interconnected Triple P Seminars for parents to help children thrive:

• The Power of Positive Parenting
• Helping your Child Manage their Anxiety
• Keeping Your Child Safe from Bullying (Building Positive Peer Relationships)

More information about the seminars can be found on the ‘For parents’ and ‘For school staff’ pages.