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
————————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
Legacy is the charity that provides personalised support and services to the families of veterans of the Australian Defence Force who have given their health or lives for their country. The Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023 is a 6-month campaign to pay homage and acknowledge veterans’ families, saluting their sacrifice. It will begin in France
As we have reported over the last few months, school camps in Victoria are under threat because of unfunded changes to teachers’ entitlements. This is obviously an important issue for parents, as the strong response to our parent survey shows. We had over 200 responses, with some clear trends and many thoughtful comments. Parent views
We’re always glad to hear ‘good news stories’ about the great work being done by Parent Clubs around Victoria. This one was sent to us recently from the Parent Club at Wembley Primary School. There is strong consensus and research behind the idea that a positive relationship between schools and the parents and broader community,
Questions were raised at a PV Board meeting earlier this year, about the state of financial literacy/consumer education in Victorian schools. Board members considered this area an important priority and wanted to know what is being taught in schools. So we asked the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). Here (in part) is their reply:
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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