Posts by Patrick Doumani

On Wednesday 8 September, P&C Federation will co-host the “Supporting young people to navigate consent” webinar. This webinar is the second of a series of webinars co-hosted by the NSW Department of Education and P&C Federation on working together to…

The NSW Government has today announced updates on the plan for returning to face-to-face learning, and for Year 12 students to sit their HSC exams. Under the plan, the HSC has been postponed until 9 November and face-to-face learning will…

NSW Teachers Federation has organised a special broadcast for public school parents and community, on Tuesday 7 September at 7:00PM. Focusing on the impact of COVID-19 and looming teacher shortages, this is a great way to learn more about what’s…

Tonight’s Returning to school in a COVID-safe way Webinar has been postponed.  A date will be advised when this is available. Further information can be found here.

It’s renewal time again, and notices to renew membership and insurance were sent to all P&C Association office bearers on 19 July. Membership with P&C Federation provides your P&C Association with a $50 million Public Liability Insurance coverage, along with…

The NSW Government recommends that essential workers travelling to and from Greater Sydney areas to regional areas of the state should get tested for COVID-19. They also recommend the following: NSW Health is asking that people who travel regularly between…

Note: This advice is current as of 8 July 2021. Please visit the Department of Education, NSW Health and other relevant websites for the latest information. The NSW Department of Education has updated its COVID-19 Advice for families for Term 3.…

The Department of Education has announced a series of initiatives to support the teaching of respectful relationships. A new range of curriculum, aligned with the Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) curriculum, will be created for teachers.  Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations of NSW has…

P&C Federation congratulates Georgina Harrisson on her appointment as the new Secretary of the NSW Department of Education and looks forward to a continuing partnership and collaboration with the Department on behalf of parents, carers and NSW P&C Associations.  Read more at  https://education.nsw.gov.au/news/latest-news/georgina-harrisson-appointed-as-nsw-education-secretary 

The Gonski Institute for Education (UNSW) recently published the Phase 2 technical report of the Growing Up Digital Australia research project. This ongoing research project seeks to understand how digital technologies are impacting Australian children. Partly funded by P&C Federation,…