Principals demand full funding for their schools
This article from the Educator reports on a call from Victorian school principals for full SRS funding for their schools. According to the article: More than 50 principals from public schools across Victoria have taken their demands for full school funding to state parliament today. The principals are meeting with more than 30 Labor MPs, including the […]
Parent Forum
If you’ve ever faced a tricky situation with your children’s schooling, or really needed answers to a difficult question – you’re not alone! Other parents have probably faced the same issues, and we can help each other out. Parents Victoria now has a Facebook group for parents. If you have a child at a Victorian […]
No hat, no play – PV media comment
A Geelong secondary college is introducing a “no hat, no play” rule – common in primary schools but not usually in place at secondary level. According to the article: It’s a significant shift at Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College in Geelong, which is believed to be one of the state’s first public high schools to […]
Teaching Excellence Program
During Week 4, Term 1, the Hon. Ben Carroll MP, Minister for Education, welcomed the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership’s 2024 Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) cohort. The Minister spoke of the crucial role teachers play in inspiring students, changing lives and positively impacting the education system, stating that there is ‘no more important public […]
Gunnedah South Public School P&C Champions Innovative Hearing Initiative
————————Advertisement———————– Gunnedah, NSW – In a pioneering move, the Parent & Citizens Association (P&C) of Gunnedah South Public School, in partnership with Sound Scouts, has supported an innovative hearing screening program for its students. Sound Scouts incorporates the science of a hearing test in a fun game based app, making it the perfect hearing test […]
School uniform – PV media comment
School uniform is a significant part of the ‘back to school’ costs that parents bear at the start of each school year. The current cost-of-living crisis has re-ignited a long running debate about school uniform, as reported in a recent Herald-Sun article. According to the article: Uniforms are expensive, can create “social cliques” in schools […]
