Will bringing an advocate make the school defensive?

It does not have to. Honeycomb approaches meetings professionally and collaboratively. The role of advocacy is to support the family and help keep communication productive, not to create conflict for the sake of it.

Is my situation serious enough for an advocate?

You do not have to wait for a crisis. Meeting support can be useful simply because the conversation matters to you and you would like help preparing or participating in it.

Shouldn't the school already be doing this?

Schools have their own responsibilities and processes. That does not mean those systems are automatically easy for families to understand or navigate. Advocacy gives you support participating in that process.

Can NDIS funding be used?

NDIS funding may be available in some circumstances. Include this in your enquiry and Bronnie can confirm whether it may apply to the support you need.

Do you provide legal advice?

Honeycomb provides educational advocacy and support. It is not a legal service or legal representation.

How much notice should I give you?

As much notice as possible is helpful. If the meeting is already booked, include the date in your enquiry and Bronnie can let you know her availability.

SCHOOL ADVOCATE + MEETING SUPPORT | BRISBANE

School meeting advocacy that helps you walk in prepared, follow the conversation and ask what matters.

When it is your child being discussed, listening, processing unfamiliar terminology, remembering what you wanted to raise and responding in the moment is a lot to hold in your head at once.

Honeycomb can help you prepare for the meeting and attend alongside you as your school advocate, speaking up around your child's disability, inclusion and the supports that may need to be discussed.

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You want to walk out knowing what was actually decided.

You do not want to get halfway home and realise you cannot remember whether something was agreed, suggested or simply mentioned.

You want to know why the meeting is happening, what you need to raise, which questions need an answer and who is responsible for what next.

That is a very reasonable thing to expect from a meeting about your child.

The meeting starts. Suddenly there are six people, fifteen acronyms and the question you planned to ask is nowhere to be found.

School meeting advocacy gives you another person in the room who understands the education context and is there to help keep your child’s needs, your questions and the support being discussed visible.

You might feel intimidated by the number of professionals in the room.

You may understand exactly what is happening for your child, yet struggle to translate it into the language being used by the school.

Perhaps previous meetings have included plenty of discussion and left you with very little certainty about what happens afterwards.

Or you may be carefully wording every concern because you want to raise it clearly without damaging an important relationship with your child’s educators.

FROM A HONEYCOMB PARENT

“Bronnie had built enough trust with my son that he actually asked her to attend a school meeting with me as his educational advocate. I was genuinely blown away by her knowledge, not only of the education system but also of the accommodations and supports that could potentially help my son return to school in a way that is safe, achievable and appropriate for him.”

Parent of a child with ASD Level 2, ADHD, GAD, severe dyslexia and dysgraphia

You bring the knowledge of your child. I bring education experience and another set of ears to the conversation.

ONE

BEFORE THE MEETING

We start with what has been happening.
You can share the context, the concerns you want addressed, relevant information from professionals and anything you are worried may get lost once the meeting begins.
Together, we can identify the priorities and questions worth taking into the room.

TWO

IN THE MEETING

I attend alongside you as your educational advocate.

That may mean asking for clarification, raising relevant questions, discussing disability, inclusion and possible supports, and helping keep the conversation focused on what your child may need.

I can also slow things down when terminology or process is making it difficult to follow what is being proposed.

THREE

AFTER THE CONVERSATION

The aim is for you to have a stronger understanding of what was discussed, what was agreed and anything that still requires follow-up.

If another type of Honeycomb support would be useful afterwards, we can discuss that separately.

Meeting support can help long before everything reaches breaking point.

This service may suit you if:

You have an important school meeting coming up and want help preparing.
You would like Bronnie to attend the meeting alongside you.
You often leave school meetings unsure what was actually agreed.
You find the terminology or process difficult to follow in real time.
You want to discuss disability, inclusion or possible supports with the school.
You have raised concerns before and feel like the conversation keeps circling.
You want support communicating clearly while maintaining a workable relationship with the school.
You know you would feel better with somebody knowledgeable beside you.

HOW IT WORKS

Start with the meeting already on your calendar.

1 Tell me what is happening.

Include the meeting date, why it has been called and what you most want help with.

2 We prepare.

We work through the context, relevant information and the questions or priorities you do not want getting lost.

3 I attend alongside you.

I support you through the conversation and advocate around the issues we have identified together.

Before anything is booked, I will explain the scope and cost so you know exactly what is involved.

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Questions parents often have before bringing someone into a school meeting.

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MEET BRONNIE

I understand the structure of the meeting and the weight of it.

My teaching background and years working across education and inclusion mean the language, processes and rhythm of school conversations are familiar to me.

My experience as a parent and advocate means I also understand why the exact same conversation feels very different when every decision affects your own child.

The goal is not to take over your meeting.

It is to help you walk into it with preparation and have knowledgeable support beside you while it happens.