Stronger Together: Connecting Schools, Health and Community for Thriving Kids
17 August 2026
The panel provided practical lessons from Yudi Gunyi School, and the Kalgal Burnbona program, and share how integrated approaches can improve children’s learning, development, health and wellbeing, as well as family wellbeing and engagement.
Panel
- Uncle Desmond Barton: Aboriginal Elder and Manager – Network support, NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group
- Adam Ayliff: Acting Principal, Yudi Gunyi School
- Dr Santuri Rungan: Community Paediatrician and Research Lead, Sydney Local Health District
- Dr Suzy Honisett (Host): Manager, National Child and Family Hubs Network.
This webinar is a collaboration between the Schools as Community Platforms Working Group of the National Child and Family Hubs Network, Australasian School-based Health Alliance, and the Centre for Community Child Health.
Resources
July 2026
This paper presents an Australian, early years relational practice model that positions relationships within a broader practice-based ecosystem.
Engaging Families: Building and sustaining helpful relationships
Strengthen your confidence in engaging with parents who may find services difficult to access, through exploring family ecology and worker and service characteristics that support parent engagement. You'll learn how to overcome barriers, create a welcoming environment for families, and identify and implement practical strategies to promote engagement within and across services.
Dates: 30 July and 6 August
Time: 4:00pm-5:30pm
Cost: $255-$268
This workshop provides an opportunity to reflect on your interactions with others and the effect of interactions with all people who influence children’s learning and development.
You'll explore the principles and theoretical underpinnings of reflective practice and be able to identify the characteristics of effective reflection on practice.
The workshop enables you to practice skills and strategies involved in the facilitation of reflective practices with colleagues and parents.
Dates: 9, 16 and 26 November
Time: 4:00pm-5:15pm
Cost: $285-$299