Families Learning Together: A resource for students and families

The Ministry of Education Migrant and Refugee Education ESOL Team has developed a series of booklets in English, Arabic, Somali, Amharic, Farsi, Khmer, Chinese, Korean and Hindi titled 'Families Learning Together'. Having information in their own languages better enables refugee and migrant families to understand aspects of schooling in New Zealand. The 'Families Learning Together' booklets are an effective way of offering guidance to families in how they can assist their children to become better learners as listeners, speakers, readers and writers. They also include information on levels of schooling, how schools are managed, the rights and responsibilities of caregivers, attendance, fees, dealing with problems, uniforms, discipline, homework, school terms and holidays and how parents can support their children's learning in the home.