Car fumes at school pick-up: PV media comment
The Age reports today on the problem of children being exposed to car fumes at school drop-off/pickup time. According to the article, “Car parking and
Teacher shortage: PV media comment
The Herald-Sun and Leader newspapers reported recently on the teacher shortage in Victorian schools. The article is headlined, “Parents call for transparency as teaching crisis
Altona Meadows school zone: PV media comment
The Age reports today on the situation in Altona Meadows, in Melbourne’s west, where there are 3 government primary schools but no government secondary school.
Principals’ Day – 4 August
Today (4 August) is Principals’ Day – a chance to celebrate and say “thank you!” to all Victorian school principals and assistant principals. We know
School zones: our view
School zoning is in the media again, with an article in the Age yesterday headlined, “Students snubbing school zones amid calls to scrap outdated model“.
July ‘Parents Voice’
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
New maths curriculum: PV media comment
The Age reported yesterday on problems with the introduction of a new maths curriculum for Year P-10 students at Victorian schools. According to the article:
Teacher shortage – PV media comment
The Herald-Sun reports today on the serious impact of teacher shortages in Victorian schools, focusing on the situation at Shepparton College, where student reporting has
College uniform: PV media comment
A school uniform issue at Cheltenham Secondary College has sparked debate in the media today. The Herald-Sun reported this morning: Some Cheltenham Secondary College parents
Vale Heather Murray
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
Parliamentary inquiry into education system
The Victorian Parliament is holding an inquiry into the state education system, and they are inviting submissions from the public. It’s a simple online process
Behaviour and mental health in schools
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
Free online tools for Parent Clubs
A new addition to our Parent Club Toolkit – what resources are available for free or minimal cost, that Parent Clubs can use to make
School uniform costs: PV media comment
An article in today’s Age covers examines the cost of school uniforms at Victorian state schools. The article begins, “State high schools are being urged
Parent webinars: student wellbeing
Two webinars from Life Skills that may be of interest to parents: Parent Voice in Student Wellbeing – this one has already happened, but you
Seat belts on buses: PV media comment
The recent horrific bus crashes in Victoria and NSW have highlighted an issue Parents Victoria has been campaigning on for many years – seat belts
‘Reinventing Schools’ discussion paper
A group of education experts has published a discussion paper about the future of school education in Australia, titled Reinventing Australian Schools. Under the name The Health,
Free fishing rods: PV media comment
The Age reported today on a State Government program called “Little Anglers” that will distribute free fishing rods to Grade 5 students at Victorian schools
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