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Joining The Online Safety Youth Advisory Council

07/03/2022

The Federal Government is establishing an Online Safety Youth Advisory Council, to be coordinated by the eSafety Commissioner. The Council will be made up of 20 young Australians, aged 13 to 24 years, who will be drawn from a wide…

P&C Federation Celebrates 100 years

02/03/2022

Year of celebrations launched on P&C Day 2 March 2022 The Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations of NSW (P&C Federation) celebrates its centenary in 2022 – and 100 years of volunteering to support NSW public schools, students, teachers and…

Updated COVID Rules for Schools

23/02/2022

The NSW Department of Education has updated its COVID rules for school sites. From Monday 28 February: schools will align with community settings of ‘symptomatic testing’ and the department will provide 8 tests per student and staff in schools and…

Return to school 2022 – Advice for P&C Associations

10/02/2022

P&C Federation, in consultation with the Department of Education, provides the following advice to P&C Associations on the return to school 2022. Areas covered in this document are: • Mandatory Vaccination for P&C Association Employees and Volunteers and access to…

NSW Releases Return to School Plan for NSW Schools released

24/01/2022

The NSW Government has released its plans for the 2022 Term 1 return to school. Information for parents and carers can be found on the NSW Department of Education’s website: COVID-smart plan to start 2022 school year Advice for families…

Department of Education Survey | Outcomes framework for students with disability

20/12/2021

The Department of Education are creating an outcomes framework to measure and track the educational outcomes of students with disability and are inviting students, and their parents and carers to get involved by completing an online survey. The valuable input…

Community Building Partnership 2021 round announced

22/11/2021

If you have applied for government funding under the Community Building Partnership CBP2021 round in April/May this year, the wait is over. Letters of notification have been sent to applicants. You can also find out if your application has been…

School Banking Programs in Schools

15/11/2021

On 24 October 2021, the Treasurer and Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning, the Hon. Sarah Mitchell MLC, announced that school banking programs will no longer be run in New South Wales schools, from 2022. As school banking programs…

Mandatory Vaccination Public Health Order – Advice for P&C Associations

10/11/2021

P&C Federation has put together advice and information for P&C Associations to support them in complying with the Public Health Order requiring all people who work in government schools and early childhood education (ECE) sites, including employees and volunteers of P&C Associations, to have provided proof of vaccination before being…