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.
Around one in ten students has a specific difficulty with their learning which needs special attention by teachers. Making sure teachers and parents have the tools they need to help is a significant challenge, but real progress is being made.
Companion House helps schools to reach out to migrant families.
Thirty four school canteens received a much-needed boost this term, winning Canteen Improvement Grants, the last phase of Council’s successful and long-running Canteen Improvement Project.
Looking for ways to connect with your kids and the learning they do through reading? Read on.
Council recently purchased a new Australian resource to help parents and teachers better understand dyslexia — a set of DVDs titled 'Outside the Square: Empowering children with dyslexia in our schools'.