How schools and early childhood services keep kids safe during emergencies
Keeping children safe is the highest priority for schools and early childhood services. This includes during periods of increased bushfire and emergency risk when schools and services work to protect children. At times, this may include relocations or closures. The Department of Education assesses the bushfire risk of all schools and early childhood services in […]
School costs – PV media comment
Articles in today’s Age and Herald-Sun focus on the issue of under-funding of Victorian schools. The Age article begins: Parents, teachers and principals at Victorian public schools are being forced to spend their own money to fill funding gaps, as school allocations per child continue to lag way below the rest of the nation. Average […]
Schoolyard Stories fundraiser
We noticed this fundraiser with a difference on our friend Mandy’s ‘Fundraising Whisperer’ website. With the Schoolyard Stories, fundraiser, you can create your own books, and then sell them as a fundraiser. Possibilities include: Storybooks – Students write and illustrate stories, and they are compiled into a high-quality book of short stories. Cookbooks – collect […]
Student-free days: PV media comment
An article in today’s Age focuses on a call from the Australian Education Union (AEU) for more student-free days at public schools, to allow teachers more time for curriculum and professional development. Parents Victoria CEO Gail McHardy is quoted in the article (see below). According to the article, “Victorian public school teachers want twice as […]
Back-to-school message from Parents Victoria
Welcome to a new school year! We hope the summer break provided opportunities for rest, reconnection and enjoyment with family and friends. We are also deeply mindful that for some school communities, the holidays were once again marked by fires and floods. To those affected, we acknowledge the disruption, loss and ongoing recovery challenges you […]
Vic schools “stone cold last”
An article by Chip LeGrand in today’s Age lays out the cold, hard facts about school funding in Victoria – we have the worst funded government schools in Australia. According to the article: Every other state and the ACT have inked long-term agreements with Canberra that set out when and how they will deliver 100 […]