Posts by Patrick Doumani

The Prescribed Constitution for incorporated P&C Associations was amended last year to allow P&C Associations to meet virtually. This was in response to P&C Associations not being allowed to meet on school sites due to the pandemic. We note there…

The NSW Department of Education is revising its Code of Conduct, in part to reflect recent changes to the social, political and legislative landscape. The Discussion Paper and information on making submissions can be viewed at this link If you would…

SURVEY NOW CLOSED The NSW Department of Education has developed a new Student Behaviour Strategy to lift educational outcomes through early intervention and targeted support. The draft strategy can be reviewed at this link. The strategy was developed to address…

Congratulations to Dr Saba Nabi, P&C Federation Councillor for the Riverina electorate, for being announced as a finalist in the 2020 NSW & ACT Regional Achievement and Community Awards. Run by Awards Australia, these Awards recognise, encourage and reward the…

We have received several phone calls from P&C Associations about recent announcements and additional safety measure updates on the Department of Education’s website.  For more information on additional safety measures relevant to P&C Associations, please visit the Department of Education’s ‘A guide to NSW school students…

The NSW Government has opened an inquiry to its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. P&C Federation is keen to relay the experiences of P&C Associations and the impact of the government’s response on their operations. To ensure we give the…

The Federation of P&C Associations of NSW is planning to revise the Prescribed Constitution which is used by all P&C Associations incorporated under the Parents and Citizens Associations Incorporation Act 1976 No 50.  The Prescribed Constitution was recently updated with…

What are the changes? Historically, NSW P&C Associations incorporated by the NSW Minister for Education have not had an enabler within their constitution to hold meetings other than face to face. However, due to restrictions on public meetings, P&C Federation…

We are pleased to announce that the NSW Minister for Education has just today officially amended the Constitution of incorporated P&C Associations to allow for virtual meetings. The new Constitution can be downloaded and viewed from this link (see section…