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The government has prepared two bills to provided amendments to the Education and Children's Services Act

• to address issues where children are not attending or enrolled in school - information can be found here
• implementation of some of the recommendations from the Disability Royal Commission - information can be found here

Right Bite Standards revised

Right Bite standards are recommended as best practice for all SA public schools and out of school hours care; and should be applied to all food and drinks sold or provided to students. You can find more information about the revised standards here

SPELD SA

Workshops offered here - some are free. Check here bit.ly/4jsLywd for the next one

Volunteer policy (Dept for Education) 2024 bit.ly/4kmqFEo

Great Start website  

Offers parents of children aged under five years valuable learning resources including games and activities based on everyday experiences - have a look at it bit.ly/3SpOrTt

Join us

Do you care not just about the education and well being of your own child but that of other children too? We would love to hear your thoughts so why not join our Executive committee - it's not a big commitment and you can make a real difference. Contact us for more information if you are interested. 

Executive meetings

Held once a month on a Monday 10:30 am-3:00pm. All welcome as observers. Contact us for more information

Information sessions

We offer free information sessions (and we will come to your site) - contact us to arrange one

• Merit selection panels for preschool director/principal positions for the governing council nominee in preschools and schools.

       NEXT SESSIONS COMING UP:

       tba - watch this space

• Responding to risks of harm, abuse and neglect; both parent group and governing council members MUST do RRHAN-EC training - either face to face or online
• Parent groups - establishment and maintenance; finance and governance

Affiliate now

All public schools and preschools are welcome to affiliate with us - you can download the form here; individual membership is also available - call us if you would like more information

Parents Say magazine

The latest edition, May 2025 is available on the Publications page

Family Engagement Implementation tools

These resources from the Australian Research Alliance on Children and Youth (ARACY) provide practical guidance on implementing successful parent and family engagement practices focusing on the ‘how’ rather than just the ‘why’.  All the information is at bit.ly/44XBKXA

Australian curriculum

If you want to know what's typically taught in each learning area at different year bands at school you can get fact sheets here australiancurriculum.edu.au

Student wellbeing hub

On this Australian government website studentwellbeinghub.edu.au parents will find advice and information to help them support their child, build positive communication with their child’s school and contribute actively to the wider school community