Parents Voice in Government School Education

School grading – PV media comment

The Age reports today on comments by leading international education expert Geoff Masters, regarding school grading. According to the article: The As Bs and Cs traditionally used to grade children’s work should be swept away and replaced with measurements that show what they have really learned since starting school, says Geoff Masters, a member of […]

Volunteering in schools – survey results

We surveyed parents at Victorian public schools about their experience of volunteering at their children’s school. In a separate survey, we asked schools for a ‘snapshot’ of volunteering in their school community. Here are the results. Demographics There are some very clear trends in the school level, location and level of involvement amongst respondents to […]