Jackie Neill, teacher at Lyons Early Childhood School tells of the fun, creative and engaging learning opportunities created by ‘Loose Parts Play’, and how parents can try it at home.
The release of the report of the Expert Panel on Students with Complex Needs and Challenging Behaviour last year highlighted how much work is still needed to make sure our schools are great places for all students. One parent’s story shows the role we all have to play.
Struggling with too few volunteers but appreciating knowing more about what happens at school: these were the biggest ups and downs for our P&Cs last year, according to our member survey.
Last year Ainslie Primary released a glossy, professional cookbook as a major fundraiser. P&C President Nova Inkpen details its creation and success.
For students deciding which foods to buy, the way the canteen promotes and presents them is paramount. A new project from the Healthy Kids Association (HKA) is set to help school canteens market their healthiest options – for healthy kids and profits
As ACT students go back to school, community leaders have written to ACT Chief Minister, Andrew Barr, calling on him to increase the number of psychologists in ACT schools as recommended by the Expert Panel On Students With Complex Needs and Challenging Behaviours
Canberra’s key public-school parent group, the ACT Council of Parents and Citizens Associations (Council), welcomes the ACT Government’s response to the newly released ‘Schools for all Children and Young People’ report.
The ACT Council of Parents and Citizens Associations has, for some time, identified bus driver training as an area of need. Several years ago, in response to parent concerns we helped establish disability awareness training for drivers of special needs buses, as well as new ACTION drivers.
A recently completed ‘Community Kitchen’ at Hughes Primary School opens up the school to international families in a new way.