It has been ten months since the last ACT election. Council campaigned hard for schools and secured a number of pre-election promises. Our office team have compiled this update on the new government’s follow-through on their election commitments.

Torrens School P&C volunteer, Alex Frawley, shares her experience with moving a school fete favourite — the silent auction — online.

We pay tribute to the life and work of Joan Kellett — friend, mentor, Life Member of Council and passionate advocate for public education — who passed away in June.

What’s the best thing about being on the P&C? What are the greatest difficulties? These are some of the questions asked in our annual survey. While the answers weren’t surprising, they were illuminating and demand action. Here’s what you told us and how we responded.

Traffic problems plague many of our schools so the Council team caught up with Forrest Primary School to see first hand their drop-off and pick-up solution that has worked smoothly for years.

Like all school-aged children, those on the autism spectrum benefit from the school and parents working well together. The Positive Partnerships program helps forge these vital links.

At Council, we get many questions about how P&Cs can spend their hard-earned funds. Veronica Elliott answers all your questions.

Most of us know of The Green Shed as a great place to drop off unwanted goods when our cupboards get too full, but did you know that for schools, the Shed offers free items for students to create with, upcycle or explore?

It is easy for P&C office bearers to take on too much, struggle with too few volunteers and then feel burnt out at the end of year. The best way to avoid this is to plan now!

How can you get more parents involved? It’s a perennial question. We took a look at a friendly approach that is working at Fraser Primary.