School fetes: PV media comment
A recent article in the Age focused on the increasing size and complexity of school fetes – and the way schools increasingly rely on them
Let’s value our teachers on World Teachers Day
Parents Victoria media release On World Teachers Day (Friday 27 October), statewide parent organisation Parents Victoria is launching a new campaign with the slogan “Value
Rural and regional schools: PV media comment
“Supporting regional and rural schools” was the topic on ABC Radio Melbourne’s Conversation Hour on 18 October. The panel included Parents Victoria CEO Gail McHardy
Joan Kirner Award winner: Danielle Bell
Congratulations to Danielle Bell, President of Croydon Hills Association of Parents (CHAPS) nominated by Croydon Hills Primary School principal, Christian Holdsworth. Danielle was working the
Conference Report
Proceedings of our Annual Conference on 7 October, including notes of panel discussion sessions.
The facts about school funding in Victoria
Trevor Cobbold has kindly given us permission to publish his presentation at our 2023 Conference. The presentation is titled The facts about school funding in
Conference photos
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
Unscored VCE: PV media comment
An article in yesterday’s Age examines the trend of more VCE students choosing to do an unscored VCE. According to the article: VCE exam season
“Unsung heroes of the election sausage”
Cartoonist and writer Fiona Katauskas has written an article in the Guardian celebrating the achievements of Parent Clubs. Fiona knows what she’s writing about –
Attack on student: PV media comment
Most readers would be aware of the violent street attack on a Glen Eira College student on Monday. The Age reports today on the aftermath
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
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