Child, Family & Development / Education and Schooling
SUB-T02-032Home–School Information Exchange
Definition
Home–School Information Exchange is the systematic study and design of conditions, interventions and safeguards affecting children or families within education and schooling.
Why this matters
Children have evolving capabilities and limited power over many systems affecting them. Errors in home–school information exchange can create developmental, relational, educational, health or safety consequences that persist.
Research questions
What information should families and schools share, with whom and for how long, to support children effectively?
Hypotheses
Purpose-limited, reciprocal updates with clear consent will improve coordination and trust over broad permanent access.
Proposed methods
classroom observation, teacher and student co-design, cluster trials, learning analytics, assessment moderation, accessibility testing and implementation evaluation; adapted specifically to Home–School Information Exchange; child-appropriate participatory methods; caregiver and practitioner input; age-stratified analysis; validated developmental measures; service-pathway testing; safeguarding review; delayed or longitudinal follow-up; implementation-fidelity assessment
Stakeholders and beneficiaries
students; teachers; principals; parents; school counsellors; education departments; unions; assessment authorities; edtech providers; home–school information exchange specialists; lived-experience family advisory panel; independent child-rights reviewer