In response to COVID-19, YarraMe School has established a Help Desk for parents and carers to assist in supporting primary-school children with complex needs who are learning from home. YarraMe’s Parent Help Desk can assist with: understanding your
The Education Department has a special web page for parents of children with additional needs. The advice includes: Working with your child’s school Time management Information and support for specific disabilities See the Additonal
“Times of change and uncertainty unsettle even the most confident students. With very little notice and not much chance to plan, we’re all catapulted into a new world. But with crises, come opportunities…” Clinical psychologist
Learning from home is a new adventure for lots of educators and learners. Our friends at the Victorian Student Representative Council (VicSRC) say that student voice is more important than ever as we work together
ReachOut has a big range of helpful resources for students, parents and teachers coming to terms with remote learning. Go to the ReachOut homepage. A few examples: Apps to help you study at home Self-care,
“The first thing to point out is that you’ve been doing home-based learning with your kids ever since they were born.” Clinical psychologist Andrew Fuller has written a brief and very practical guide for parents
Two highly successful learn-to-read book series, Suzie the Scientist and Millie the Mathematician are now available free for parents. The books are published by Griffith University, and have previously been available only to schools. As Australians move to online learning modes, the
The Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) has resources for children’s learning from home, including a series of “Daily Home Learning Tasks” videos. View the resources on ACTF website
FUSE has been set up to support school and early childhood leaders, teachers, students, children and parents to access digital resources that can be used to support learning at home. Resources include sets of self-directed learning activities
The Education Department now has a “Learning from home” web page with advice, tips and resources to help parents and carers support their child’s continuity of learning from home. The page includes: How to support your child Screen-time,
Check out the Colour Explosion Fun Run from Australian Fundraising – it’s a Fun Run with a difference!
Our friend Mandy at Fundraising Directory has put together a list of quick and easy fundraisers that you can get underway without too much fuss: 5 cent
A Car Boot Sale can be a fun way to raise some money. Thanks to Mandy from Fundraising Directory for these tips: Make certain you have
How about running a ‘baby photos of the staff’ competition for your school? Entry can be a gold coin and the baby photos of the
Looking for an alternative to lolly fundraisers? Ecostore offers “Good Soap for a Good Cause” – a convenient fundraiser with plant-based soaps instead of sweets.
2020 has been another busy year for Parents Victoria. We wanted to bring you a snapshot of our achievements for the year. Major Events Parents
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