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The New Zealand Parent Teacher Association has developed the Give Me Five programme to encourage parents to be more involved in their child's education and to help schools and centres better manage their volunteer needs.
Parental involvement in schools and centres is nothing new. PTAs have been operating in New Zealand schools for over 100 years. But changes to the education system and our society over the last couple of decades have created the need for schools and centres to find new ways of getting parents involved in their child's education. Give Me Five succeeds in improving parent and whanau involvement because it requires a committment from both parents and teachers.