Values and Other Issues in the Education of Young Australians - A Study among parents with children at non-government schools. (218kB pdf)

House of Representatives Inquiry into Teacher Education - Click here to read the APC submission

Information, Reports and Programs for Parents

The Australian Parents Council, often in conjunction with the Australian Council of State School Organisations, researches and publishes information and reports for parents about education issues.

The APC Review is a worthwhile source of information and is available upon subscription. November 2007 edition available now!

Internet

• Mindmatters
• Literacy and Numeracy Week 2006 - (August 28 - September 3)
• The Australian Internet Safety Advisory Board
• Values Education
• Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth
• School Education Publications 2005
• New South Commission for Children and Young People
• National Quality Schooling Framework

Numeracy: families working it out together

The Australian Government has produced three brochures providing ideas and activities for families to use to assist their children's numeracy development and enjoyment. Numeracy skills are about using mathematical ideas in everyday situations.

Copies of the brochures can be downloaded from the internet at :www.gu.edu.au/school/cls/clearinghouse and DEST

Directory of Family Resources: Parent Participation in Literacy and Numeracy Learning 

Teenage Parties

by Blackwood High School SA

In some families, teenage parties cause concern and controversy. There are considerable differences between families regarding what is thought to be appropriate at different stages of a student's development. These differences, together with the different expectations of teenagers and parents, can create problems when managing parties.

Discovering Democracy website - Civics and Citizenship Education

'Literacy and Numeracy - Answers to Parents' Questions about Benchmarks'

These days, every one needs advanced literacy and numeracy skills. The Federal Government has set benchmarks for achievement of literacy in Years 3 and 5.

What are Benchmarks?

What will Benchmarks are used for?

What are the Current Policies on how schools report to parents?

These and other question are addressed in the leaflet, Literacy and Numeracy - Answers to Parents' Questions about Benchmarks.Copies of this document are available from the Australian Parents Council, or viewed on line literacy and_numeracy.htm

Literacy - Parents make the world of difference

This leaflet shows parents how they can play a vital role in supporting their child's literacy development by doing simple, everyday things within the family and home. Originally produced in English, the leaflets are also available in the following languages: Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Croatian, Madedonian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese. 

Successful Learning; the Parent Factor

A kit of three interactive workshops for parents about how they can be involved in their children's early literacy learning. The workshops are designed to be presented by parents to their parent peers in the early years of their children's schooling.

A presenter's manual is included in the kit along with overheads, handouts and activity sheets. 

A report of the trials conducted on the program and a literature search of early literacy programs is also available. 

School Resourcing

A View from the Australian Parents Council by Josephine Lonergan and Leo Dunne