School uniform announcement
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan and Education Minister, Ben Carroll jointly announced – along with Parents Victoria CEO Gail McHardy – new policy changes that will make school uniforms more affordable. As from next year students at Victorian public schools will be allowed to wear non logoed below the waist uniform items e.g. shorts, pants, skirts, […]
Celebrating International Women’s Day at Virtual School Victoria (VSV)
PV’s Gail and Leanne were invited and delighted to attend this inaugural event at VSV. The morning kicked off early with a cuppa and some enjoyable breakfast fare, before we heard from guest speakers Fiona Webster, Executive Principal, VSV Fiona welcomed parents, students, staff and community members to VSV, to celebrate the achievements of women. […]
School funding: open letter to Peter Dutton
Parents Victoria is one of 31 organisations that have joined the Australian Education Union (AEU) to write to Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, urging him to support the public school funding agreements recently announced by the Albanese Government. The open letter, published in The Australian last week, calls on Peter Dutton to give bipartisan support to the […]
Low parent satisfaction: PV media comment
The Age reported yesterday on the recent decline in parent satisfaction with public schools in Victoria. The article begins: “Parent satisfaction rates for Victorian public high schools have hit almost 15-year lows at the same time as students are feeling more disconnected, amid fears that ongoing teacher shortages and a reliance on technology in classrooms […]
New phonics test: PV media comment
The Age reports today on a new statewide phonics test for Year 1 students, which is much faster to complete than the previously-used test. According to the article: The new 10-minute assessment, part of the state’s move toward an “explicit instruction” model of literacy learning, will replace the contentious English Online Interview (EOI), which the […]
School size: PV media comment
The Herald-Sun published an article today about large schools and how they rate academically. The article begins: NAPLAN results for Australia’s largest schools show that bigger isn’t always better, with a key parents’ group urging greater investment to make low-enrolment schools more attractive. Of the top 100 largest secondary schools by enrolment last year, 25 […]
