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Topics covered:
- CEO commentary
- Healthy lunch box week
- 10 reasons to join your P&F
- Tell us what you think…
- Safer internet day
- Youth advisory groups – nominations are now open
- Schools upgrade fund
- Clean up Australia Day
Topics covered:
- CEO commentary
- How are we doing?
- Have you sorted your class teacher gift yet?
- NAPLAN news
- Need to get your recent school leaver off the couch?
- eSafety case studies
- Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots is back! Free resource for homeschool parents
Topics covered:
- CEO commentary
- Meet our new President – Jenny
- VET infographics
- Last chance to fill in our parent engagement survey
- Year13 Tech Expo
- Have you checked out our new initiative… MyKidsCareer
- Triple P Program – now FREE!
Topics covered:
- From the President’s desk
- Have you checked our new initiative… MyKidsCareer
- New toolkit to help parents with the Disability Standards for Education
- NAPLAN news for 2023
- Become a friend today
- How parents can help at exam time
- Join our school fundraising, P&F and Board member Facebook groups
- Webinar: Preparing to transition into work and lifelong learning
Topics covered:
- Are you still waiting at the school gate?
- Coming soon…
- Parent engagement in schools post-COVID-19 survey
- 10 reasons to volunteer at school
- Student Wellbeing Hub
- This one is for the Government school parents
- Have your say: Australian Government Survey on Education and Careers
- Become a friend today
Topics covered:
- President’s Post
- Values Education Summit
- Primary Principals Day
- Join our school fundraising, P&F and Board member Facebook groups
- National Tree Day Competition
- Lunch box @inspo to help with the Term 3 Grind!
- Join us
- Tax, Super + You Competition. This one is for the high schoolers
Topics covered:
- 2022 Federal Election: APC calls for next government to make mental health a top priority
- Free access to online parenting resources to support children’s mental wellbeing
- Keeping kids safe and well – your voices report
- NAPLAN info for parents
- Free webinars for parents on how to set up devices and apps safely
- 2022 Dorothea Mackellar poetry awards entries open
- Join our school fundraising, P&F and Board member Facebook groups
- Become an APC friend
Topics covered:
- President’s message: Education debate gathering steam ahead of election
- My School website updated with new focus on progress
- NAPLAN moving to Term 1
- 3 things government should do to boost student performance
- Tips for talking to children and adolescents about Ukraine
- $2000 gifts for rural and remote school parent groups
- and more…
Topics covered:
- President’s message: Mamma Mia Here We Go Again
- APC ”Parent concerns about vaccines and children returning to school in 2022″ survey results: Parents want choice over sending kids to school or remote learning
- Strategies to help your child cope with back to school anxiety
- Free workshops for parents, carers and grandparents of children with Autism
- Looking for advice on post school options – VET, uni or training?
- Guide for school leavers
- Healthy Lunchbox Week 2022
- and more…
Topics covered:
- President’s message
- APC welcomes new council members
- 2021 NAPLAN National Report shows no statistical drop at in student results at national or state level during COVID
- Looking for advice on post school options – VET, uni or training?
- Guide for school leavers
- New eSafety video guide to parental controls & online bullying research findings
- and more
Topics covered:
- President’s blog: And we’re back, but will it ever be the same?
- World Teachers’ Day Friday October 29
- 5 ways parents can help children adjust to being at school after months in lockdown
- 10 lockdown learning tips to get you through until they’re all back in the classroom
- President’s blog: Why questioning history should part of the curriculum
- Parents and Guardians Guide for School Leavers
- New ‘How to help your child find Vocational Education and Training Opportunities’ Podcast
- VET case studies and career planning videos
- and more
Topics covered:
- President’s blog: It’s time to rethink high stakes Year 12 exams and the ATAR
- UNICEF report finds parent support for student vaccinations so schools can re-open
- Parent webinar: How to find vocational education and training opportunities with your child
- New video case studies and career planning tips
- Guide for school leavers
- Praise can have positive impact on improving child;s academic performance
- Interested in joining our board
- and more
Topics covered:
- Here we go again
- New video case studies and career planning tips
- Guide for school leavers
- Australian Curriculum Review submission
- NAPLAN revamp
- Healthy lunchbox week 2022
Topics covered:
- NAPLAN 2021 and Australian Curriculum Review Parent Q&A
- NAPLAN Parent FAQs
- Opinion: Why my son WILL be sitting NAPLAN
- School Leavers Info kit
- Talking career planning with Year 13
- VET video stories: Meet Grace and Nathan
- Guide to successful grant applications
- Growing up digital
Topics covered:
- Join our live online Q&A for parents on NAPLAN 2021 and the Australian curriculum
Topics covered:
- Here’s what’s new…
- Jenni’s blog: Tackling consent at home and at school
- Free parent Q&A on NAPLAN 2021 and the Australian curriculum
- New measures to address disability standards ‘power imbalance’ for parents
- VET video stories: Meet Grace and Nathan and their parents
- Year13 free careers expo May 17-19
- Parent survey on careers advice
- Help and support for single mothers
- Join our school fundraising, P&F and Board member Facebook groups
- Become an APC friend
Topics covered:
- Welcome to 2021
- Helping school leavers find their career path
- Healthy lunchbox week
- Safer Internet Day – for parents
- P&F events during COVID – how one school got creative
- Support the Primary Reading Pledge
Topics covered:
- Tribute to class of 2020
- Disability Royal Commission exposes ‘Systemic educational neglect’
- Need careers advice for your school leaver
- VET Mythbusters videos
- Five point plan for lifelong learning
- ‘Schools most powerful allies are parents’
- World Teachers Day
Topics covered:
- Riding the 2020 storm
- Study stress ‘skyrockets’
- Tips to bridge education divide
- Home learning resources and inspiration
- Take part in the Growing Up Digital Australia Survey
- Have your say on disability standards
- Support the Primary Reading Pledge
- Independent NAPLAN review recommends whole new test
- Parents need transparency on school funding
Topics covered:
- Lockdown 2.0: No child should be left behind
- Free parent webinar on work-related education and skills training 27 August
- Have your say on education disability standards
- Consultation on changes to university fees closing soon
- Take part in the Growing Up Digital Australia Survey
- Phonics check info for parents
- Support the Primary Reading Pledge
- Home learning resources and inspiration
- Free ‘roots and shoots’ nature education program
- Video tips on how to help kids become successful learners
Topics covered:
- Now is the time to build on the positives
- Tips to get back into life for young people and families
- Children at risk of poorer education outcomes ‘likely doubled’
- Renewed focus on online safety
- Vocational education myth buster webinar for parents
- Senior Secondary Pathways Review
- New parent guides from the Gonski Institute
- Our new videos share tips on how to help kids become successful learners
- Full tranistion to NAPLAN Online put back a year
- MySchool website – have your say
- Review of the Australian Curriculum
- NSW Curriculum gets major overhaul
Topics covered include:
- Parents have learnt a lot from COVID-19
- Our new videos share tips on how to help kids become successful learners
- Home learning resources and inspiration
- Looking for home activities that tie in with the curriculum?
- APC survey finds parents want more meaningful communication with teachers
- International survey on response to COVID-19
- School funding ‘should put student wellbeing at forefront’
- How to look at adjusting to a return to the classroom through a child’s eyes
Topics covered:
- President’s message: Parents need clear messages and clear decisions on Coronavirus
- Coronavirus info for parents
- Q+A education special
- Parent workshops to help your child learn
- Primary principals say child anxiety growing problem
- School funding news
- My School updated
Topics covered include:
- President’s message
- Support for teachers, students and families affected by bushfires
- Lunchbox hacks for busy parents
- How to prepare for your child’s IEP meeting
- Safer Internet Day
- Playschool characters teach younger kids about online safety
- Coronavirus advice for parents
- Federal funding the real story
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