Torrens School P&C volunteer, Alex Frawley, shares her experience with moving a school fete favourite — the silent auction — online.

We pay tribute to the life and work of Joan Kellett — friend, mentor, Life Member of Council and passionate advocate for public education — who passed away in June.

Your Parent Association must report each year to government on your activities and finances.

The ACT Council of Parents and Citizens Associations – the peak body for Canberra’s public school parents – welcomes the much-needed additional spending on schools detailed in today’s ACT budget.

The ACT Council of Parents and Citizen Associations (Council) welcomes the Auditor’s Report into the performance of ACT public schools. Some of the findings underscore concerns which Council has held for some time, especially around the area of school autonomy.

What’s the best thing about being on the P&C? What are the greatest difficulties? These are some of the questions asked in our annual survey. While the answers weren’t surprising, they were illuminating and demand action. Here’s what you told us and how we responded.

Traffic problems plague many of our schools so the Council team caught up with Forrest Primary School to see first hand their drop-off and pick-up solution that has worked smoothly for years.

Like all school-aged children, those on the autism spectrum benefit from the school and parents working well together. The Positive Partnerships program helps forge these vital links.

At Council, we get many questions about how P&Cs can spend their hard-earned funds. Veronica Elliott answers all your questions.

Hit a snag? Finding P&C-things difficult? Perhaps we can help.