We noticed this article in today’s Age about parent-teacher interviews. Writer Jenna Guillaume has gathered advice from education leaders and a psychologist on how to prepare and get the most from your parent-teacher interview. Worth a read, especially if your child has just started school and you’re not sure what to expect! Read the Age
Media Release – 20 May 2025 Parents welcome cost-of-living initiatives Parents Victoria, which represents parents in Victorian government schools, has welcomed State Budget announcements of cost-of-living supports that will help parents. Specifically, we welcome: The increase in the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) payment to eligible students, to $400 each for primary and secondary.
An Australia-wide ban on under-16-year-olds using social media was legislated in November 2024 and is due to take effect in December this year. But how will the social media platform tell if a user is under 16? This article in the Conversation details the problems with age verification that are emerging ahead of the ban’s implementation.
The Age recently published an article about online chat groups that are often set up by parents within a school community. According to the article, the groups “often descend into bickering between adults, online harassment and toxic gossip, according to teachers, parents and education experts.” The article quotes teachers, principals, parents and a cyber security
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,
The Australian Council of State School Organisations (ACSSO) has welcomed the Greens’ proposal to end public school fees and a provide a back-to-school allowance. Parents Victoria is a member of ACSSO. ACSSO’s 22 January media release begins: The Australian Council of State School Organisations (ACSSO) applauds the Greens’ bold proposal to eliminate public school fees
Parents Victoria respectfully acknowledges the traditional owners, the Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) peoples of the Kulin Nation, on whose country we work. We pay our respect to their elders past, present and future.
Their ancestral ties to country have never been extinguished, and sovereignty never ceded.
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