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SOS: Fully Fund Public Schools to Increase Productivity

28/06/2022

A new article by Save Our Schools’ National Convenor Trevor Cobbold draws a link between the PM’s recent…

Unvaxxed teachers: PV media comment

23/06/2022

The Age reported today that, “Unvaccinated teachers, school staff and childcare workers will be free to return to…

School levies: PV media comment

21/06/2022

The Age reported today (21 June) that, “a decline in voluntary payments from parents this year could force…

School Community Safety Orders: PV media comment

15/06/2022

Recent media reports have misrepresented PV’s position on School Community Safety Orders, which are due to come into…

Schools sue parents: PV media comment

10/06/2022

Media outlets have reported recent cases where schools have sued parents over critical comments on social media. The…

Traffic and schools: PV media comment

28/04/2022

The issue of traffic congestion around schools at drop-off and pickup time has come into focus recently with…

Rule changes for school visitors

26/04/2022

The Victorian Government has announced some important changes to COVIDSafe measures for schools that will apply from the…

Behaviour problems in schools: PV media comment

13/04/2022

A recent article in the Age focuses on increased behavioural issues in schools as students and teachers try…

Reporting concerns about teacher conduct

02/03/2022

Have you ever been in a situation where you felt you should report a concern about the conduct…

Get Gonski back on track

01/03/2022

To mark the 10th anniversary of the Gonski Report, Trevor Cobbold of Save Our Schools gave a speech…

Going to private school won’t make a difference to your kid’s academic scores

28/02/2022

According to an article in The Conversation in early 2022, “A recent study showed NAPLAN scores of children…

myfuture: free career advice

24/06/2021

myfuture is a government-funded service, supported by industry, that supports students to develop the skills and confidence to…

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