16 May 2023
Friday 19 May is P&C Day WA. This day, created by WACSSO, is an official date in the Department of Education calendar and is designed to celebrate P&Cs across the State. Many community members will know of the vital work done by P&Cs. Typically, P&Cs provide schools with support, including fundraising, community events, classroom resources, running canteens and uniform shops, and most importantly improving parent engagement with children’s education and building the school community. P&Cs also have special interest sub-committees that focus on, for example, a sport, the music program, fundraising, the school grounds, or school community engagement areas such as dad’s groups.
4 May 2023
The announcement this week of a more robust response to the vaping crisis in Australia is welcomed by WACSSO. On behalf of the parents of government school students in Western Australia, we have been advocating strongly for some time that more action must be taken to protect young people from e-cigarettes, which are clearly marketed to audiences outside of those hoping to quit smoking.
22 February 2023
WACSSO is pleased to announce that our application to the competitive Volunteering WA Research Grant Program, made in partnership with Murdoch University, has been successful. Through this grant, WACSSO and Murdoch will investigate ‘Volunteer Engagement – Building Parent Participation in P&Cs across WA’.
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