Last night the ACT Council of Parents & Citizens Associations was awarded the overall Award for Excellence in the ACT Chief Minister's Inclusions Awards. Council also took out the Education and Training section of the awards, which recognise businesses, organisations and individuals which have excelled in encouraging, welcoming and supporting people with a disability in their community.
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2026
- 14 August - A New Minister, P&C Awards, Fetes and Grants
- 31 July - New Minister, Major Reforms and Your Chance to Have Your Say
- 26 June - Term 2 Wrap up - Grants, reusables, advocacy updates
- 12 June - ACT Schools at a Crossroads: Budget, Teacher Action and School Funding
- 29 May - What the School Resourcing Review Means for Your Child
- 15 May - School Strikes, Inclusion Changes & Big Conversations at P&C Connect
- 1 May - Inclusive Education Changes & Celebrating School Volunteers
- 2 April - Are These Issues Affecting Your School?
- 23 March - Grants for Your Next P&C Project + Have Your Say on School Funding
- 6 March - Public School Funding in Focus: Join Our Next Member’s Meeting
- 20 February - Early Childhood Education & Care Reforms Information Session
- 6 February - Welcome to the New P&C Year
2025
- December 18 - Thank You - See You in 2026!
- December 9 - Have your say on what is essential at ACT public schools
- November 21 - Preparing for the End of the Year
- November 7 - Celebrating Our P&C Award Winners
- October 24 - Nominate for our P&C Awards Night
- September 26 - Term 3 Wrap-Up: Budgets, Advocacy & Submissions
- September 12 - Looking Ahead, Memberships and our Meeting
- August 29 - Parent Advocacy Survey, Managing Events, Meeting New Families
- August 15 - Fete List, School Budgets and Grant Applications
- August 1 - Welcome to Term 3: Fetes, Funding and Succession Planning
- July 4 - Term 2 wrap-up
- June 20 - Safer school zones, who pays - P&C or School? and more
- June 6 - Mid-year Updates and Hot Tips
- May 23 - We celebrate our P&C Volunteers
- May 9 - Insurance, Volunteer Week Invite & Election BBQ Wrap-Up
- April 11 - End of Term One
- March 28 - Canteen Assessments and Election BBQs
- March 14 - Kickstart the Year: Essential to-do's for a smooth start!
- February 28 - After the AGM
- February 14 - It's AGM time
- January 31 - Welcome to 2025
2024
- December 13 - End of year wrap up
- December 6 - Exciting changes ahead
- November 22 - Get your books in order
- November 8 - Start preparing for end of year tasks
- October 25 - Come to our AGM
- September 27 - Democracy sausages, events and more
- September 13 - Election Isssues: together we can make a difference
- August 30 - Election Issues: Canteens, Election Forum
- August 16 - Election Issues: Supporting parents & P&Cs
- August 2 - Election Issues: Traffic Management
- July 5 - Term 2 wrap up
- June 21 - Insurance, tax and canteen news
- June 7 - Supporting neurodivergent children seminar
- May 24 - May to-do list, Happy Volunteer Week
- May 10 - Insurance, important tax news and event invitation
- April 12 - End of Term 1
- March 28 - Literacy and Numeracy focus groups
- March 15 - Term 1 tasks
- March 1 - Plan for success
- February 16 - After the AGM
- February 2 - Welcome to 2024
2023
- December 15 - Thank you to our volunteers
- December 1 - Meet our new President, AGM preparation
- November 17 - Financial reviews, end of year handovers
- November 3 - AGM, canteen news
- October 20 - Council office fire, Treasurer training
- September 22 - Democracy sausages, Treasurer training
- September 8 - Help for P&Cs
- August 25 - Nominate a volunteer!
- August 11 - Getting grants, building community, parent webinars
- July 25 - Help with your events, budget response
- June 27 - June tasks, Help for Treasurers June tasks, Help for Treasurers
- June 13 - 10 tips for More Volunteers, canteen news
- May30 - Must do's for May, P&C training
- May 16 - Focus on Volunteers
- May 2 - Insurance, Free morning tea!
- April 4 - P&C essentials. More volunteers!
- March 21 - Grow your P&C, top tips
- March 7 - Free P&C training- Free P&C training
- February 21 - Term 1 tasks
- February 7 - A successful AGM
- January 24 - Welcome to 2023!
2022
- December 5: Thanks, Get ready for 2023
- November 22: Council News, P&C essentials
- November 8: Celebrate the year
- October 25: P&C questions? Recognising teachers
- October 11: Grants Training
- September 13: P&C info
- August 30: P&C essentials
- August 16: Fundraising, Council meetings, Parent webinar
- August 2: Grants; protection from fraud
- July 20: Term 3
- June 21: Parent survey, more grants and tips!
- June 7: P&C grants, tips, insurance
- May 24: Tips and Help for P&Cs, updating your constitution
- May 10: Insurance, grants, sausages and COVID
- April 27: COVID regulation changes
- April 5: Election BBQs, 2 crucial P&C forms
- March 22: P&C help, training and advice
- March 7 - Growing your P&C, Training, grants
- February 22 - AGM help and Term 1 tasks
- February 1 - AGM, handing over
- January 25 - starting Term 1
2021
- 7 December
- 24 November
- 10 November
- 27 October- restrictions easing
- 13 October -plans for return
- 6 October - preparing to return
- 22 September
- 9 September - Considering Lockdown
- 27 August - Lockdown update #2
- 20 August - Lockdown Update #1
- 13 August - Snap Lockdown Special edition
- 10 August
- 28 July
- 13 July
- 15 June
- 1 June
- 18 May
- 5 May
- 21 April
- 30 March
- 16 March
- 5 March
- 17 February
- 2 February
2020
- 8 December
- 24 November
- 10 November - COVID restrictions ease
- 27 October
- 13 October
- 22 September
- 9 September
- 25 August
- 11 August
- 28 July - COVID fundraising and events
- 14 July
- 23 June
- 10 June
- 26 May
- 12 May - preparing to return
- 29 April - having your say, moving online
- 1 April - Coping with COVID closures
- 24 March - Pupil-free schools special edition
- 17 March - COVID19 special edition
- 3 March
- 18 February
- 4 February
2019
- 10 December
- 26 November
- 12 November
- 29 October
- 15 October
- 17 September
- 4 September
- 20 August
- 6 August
- 24 July
- 2 July
- 18 June
- 3 June
- 22 May
- 7 May
- 9 April
- 26 March
- 12 March
- 26 February
- 12 February
- 29 January
2018
- 18 December
- 4 December
- 21 November
- 9 November
- 16 October
- 18 September
- 4 September
- 22 August
- 8 August
- 25 July
- 27 June
- 12 June
- 30 May
- 15 May
- 1 May
- 3 April
- 20March
- 6 March
- 20 February
- 7 February
2017
- December 6
- November 21
- November 7
- October 24
- October 13
- September 15
- September 1
- August 15
- August 1
- July 18
- June 20
- June 6
- May 23
- May 9
- April 26
- March 28
- March 14
- March 1
- February 14
- February 1
2016
- December 6, 2016
- November 22, 2016
- November 8, 2016
- October 25, 2016
- October 19, 2016
- September 13, 2016
- August 30, 2016
- August 16, 2016
- August 2, 2016
- July 19, 2016
- June 21, 2016
- June 7, 2016
- May 24, 2016
- May 10, 2016
- April 27, 2016
- March 30, 2016
- March 17. 2016
- March 2, 2016
- February 17, 2016
- February 3, 2016
2015
- December 11, 2015
- November 25, 2015
- November 11, 2015
- October 28, 2015
- October 14, 2015
- September 16, 2015
- September 2, 2015
- August 19, 2015
- August 5, 2015
- July 22, 2015
- June 24, 2015
- June 10, 2015
- May 27, 2015
- May 13, 2015
- April 29, 2015
- April 1, 2015
- March 18, 2015
- March 4, 2015
- February 18, 2015
- February 4, 2015
2014
- December 10, 2014
- November 26, 2014
- October 29, 2014
- October 15, 2014
- September 24, 2014
- September 10, 2014
- August 27, 2014
- August 15, 2014
- July 30, 2014
- July 23, 2014
- June 25, 2014
- June 11, 2014
- May 28, 2014
- May 14, 2014
- April 30, 2014
- April 9, 2014
- March 26, 2014
- March 12, 2014
- February 26, 2014
- February 12, 2014
2013
The ACT Council of Parents & Citizens Associations calls upon Federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne to honour the Gonski model of school funding for four years. Council is extremely disappointed by Minister Pyne’s announcement last week that his government would walk away from the needs based Gonski model.
The ACT Council of Parents & Citizens Associations (Council) is pleased to see the release of the analysis regarding the submissions made by Council and 10 other organisations concerning the approval and registration processes for non-government schools in the ACT.
Following today’s ACT budget announcement, the ACT Council of Parents & Citizens Associations (Council) is pleased to see an increase in expenditure by the ACT Government on public schooling.
The ACT Council of Parents & Citizens Associations congratulates the ACT Government for today’s signing of the National Education Reform Agreement, which should see significant additional funding for education in the ACT from both the federal and ACT Governments.
ACT Council of Parents & Citizens Associations Acting President John Haydon will attend the Centenary 2020 Vision Parliament of Youth on Sustainability: Green Paper Update Session this Thursday in support of the work these students are carrying out.
The ACT Council of Parents & Citizens Associations fully supports the ACT Chief Minister’s “tightening up the decision-making process” for approving new private schools in the ACT, as reported in the Canberra Times today.