Today’s Herald-Sun has an article about the planned “Schools strike 4 climate” on Friday. The article focuses on a ‘Climate Doctor’s Certificate‘ that students can personalise and download. The ‘certificate’ is signed by University of Melbourne and Australian National University climate scientists David Karoly and Nick Abel. According to the article, “Students chucking a sicky

We will soon be bringing you lots of outcomes and information from our 2023 Conference on 7 October. Here are a few photos from the day, watch this space for more… View photos 

Today (4 August) is Principals’ Day – a chance to celebrate and say “thank you!” to all Victorian school principals and assistant principals. We know that being a Principal is a complex and demanding role, and we appreciate all that they do to create and sustain great learning communities in Victorian schools. If you are

The July issue of our email newsletter Parents Voice is out now. We’ve announced the date of our 2023 Annual Conference (7 October) and we’re calling for suggestions on the Conference theme. Parents Voice also brings you several other opportunities to have your say, including the State Government Parliamentary Inquiry in the Victorian education system.

We note with sadness that Heather Murray passed away recently. Heather was a member of the Executive of Parents Victoria (then known as the Victorian Federation of State School Parents Clubs) from 1970 to 1980.  She was Honorary Secretary from 1973 to 1980, editor of the magazine for several years, and the author of a

We have just added this report to our Relationship based Education (RbE) pages, because its conclusions are so closely aligned to the core principles of RbE. The report from the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition (UK) is based on a year-long inquiry into mental health and behaviour in schools. It supports many of the