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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…

Updated Department of Education Roadmap for Term 4

02/11/2021

From Monday, 8 November, all schools will operate on updated Level 3 settings for the rest of Term 4, with additional activities allowed in a COVID-safe manner: School sports allowed Inter-school sports allowed outside of school hours Assemblies and presentations…

Sharing of School Facilities Policy

25/10/2021

The Department of Education has consolidated advice from different existing policies about sharing school facilities into one simplified Sharing of School Facilities policy. The aim has been to make information about sharing school facilities easier to find and simpler to understand for…

Update on Ventilation in Schools

14/10/2021

NSW School Infrastructure has undertaken a comprehensive review of the ventilation in NSW’s 2,200+ government schools. This consisted of a state-wide review of the windows, fans and ventilation systems in government schools. NSW School Infrastructure has also prepared individual ventilation…

New Information for Parents and Carers on the Return to School

08/10/2021

On Thursday 7 October 2021, the NSW Department of Education released new advice for families about the roadmap for the return to school. They can be read here: Roadmap for parents and families on the return to school for level…

P&C Federation’s Response to the Latest Announcement on the Return to School

07/10/2021

The NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has today announced amendments to the timetable for returning to face-to-face learning. Students will now return in the following order: From 18 October – department preschools, Kindergarten, Year 1 From 25 October – all remaining…

P&C Federation 2021 Supplementary Election

05/10/2021

Earlier this year, Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations of New South Wales held an election of Councillors and Delegates. After the completion of this election process, a number of positions remained unfilled, therefore, a Supplementary Election is being held…

Upcoming Webinar: Supporting young people to navigate consent

30/08/2021

On Wednesday 8 September, P&C Federation will co-host the “Supporting young people to navigate consent” webinar. This webinar is the second of a series of webinars co-hosted by the NSW Department of Education and P&C Federation on working together to…

Update on Returning to School and the HSC

27/08/2021

The NSW Government has today announced updates on the plan for returning to face-to-face learning, and for Year 12 students to sit their HSC exams. Under the plan, the HSC has been postponed until 9 November and face-to-face learning will…

Special Broadcast For Public School Parents and Community

20/08/2021

NSW Teachers Federation has organised a special broadcast for public school parents and community, on Tuesday 7 September at 7:00PM. Focusing on the impact of COVID-19 and looming teacher shortages, this is a great way to learn more about what’s…