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June ‘Parents Voice’

The June issue of our newsletter Parents Voice is now available. There’s lots of news, views, events and opportunities to have your say. We discuss student safety, bring you news about courses and careers education and many more issues. Go to our Newsletter page to read the current issue and sign up for ‘Parents Voice’

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Free social & emotional learning program for schools

The Smiling Mind Primary School Program helps schools implement and sustain meaningful and impactful change for students, teachers and the wider school community. Since February 2020, Smiling Mind has delivered the  Primary School program to schools across Australia. The Australian Government has generously provided funding for 1,100 primary schools to participate in our evidence-based whole-school

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Public Education Day – 25 May

Public Education Day is celebrated on 25 May in government school communities across Australia. “This day provides an opportunity to highlight the outstanding achievements of public education and its place as the foundation of Australian society,” announced Sharron Healy, President of the Australian Council of State School Organisations (ACSSO). “We hope your school community takes

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Enrolment updates

The following information has been supplied to us by the Department of Education. The Starting school web page is a great place to get started if you need information about getting your child into a Victorian government school. Each year the Department of Education releases updated enrolment information to support schools and their community. This

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‘Bringing in parents’ part of the solution

Here’s a good news story from the Age, about how principals have been able to turn around schools that are struggling with declining numbers, low morale and disengaged students, and get them going in a more positive direction. And according to Dr Lisa Vinnicombe, principal of John Fawkner College, ‘bringing in parents’ is part of

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NEW VCE Vocational Major: your view

Parents of senior secondary students should have received information from their school about the reforms to senior secondary certificates now being implemented in Victorian schools, under the name, “Many Talents One VCE”. What are the reforms? In a nutshell, the new system will bring both academic and vocational education at senior secondary level under one

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