WACSSO eNews: Where to find answers to all of your P&C and public education questions!

Affiliate Guide

A PDF version of the WACSSO Affiliate Guide is now available on the WACSSO website. You can click here to download.
The hard copy is on its way to your P&C. This manual will be your most vital reference point for running your P&C and engaging with WACSSO this year, so please look out for it and ensure it is passed on to the 2017 office bearers.

We're hiring!

Are you an experienced office administrator with great financial skills seeking a diverse role?
Do you want to work as part of a close-knit team in a supportive, friendly and professional environment?
We have a position open for a Finance and Administration Officer.
An Application Package including selection criteria can be obtained from our website: www.wacsso.wa.edu.au or by contacting: Jody Quinn at WACSSO by email info@wacsso.wa.edu.au or phone on 08 9264 4000.

Online Learning Community

The WACSSO OLC was created to allow all P&C members in WA to learn and share information relating to P&Cs.
The OLC features forums, training modules, guides, templates and forms, not to mention, a bunch of useful FAQs!
The OLC is a great resource for you to reference throughout the year.
You can access the OLC through the WACSSO website, or at: wacsso.moodlesite.pukunui.net.

State Election Forum on Education

This is your opportunity (as parents, carers, community members and education professionals) to explore what the various parties' visions for public education look like.

We've had lots of great questions submitted - attend to hear what each party has to say!

WA Liberal Party: Hon Peter Collier MLC, Minister for Education
WA Labor Party: Hon Sue Ellery MLC, Shadow Minister for Education
The Nationals WA: Hon Mia Davies MLA
The Greens WA: Hon Alison Xamon MLC

The event will be LIVE STREAMED for our regional affiliates and an HD version will be uploaded to our site following the event. You can access the stream by liking and following our Facebook page and tuning in on the night.

The event will also be AUSLAN INTERPRETED. If you'd like to utilise this service please email our Communications & Research Officer, communications@wacsso.wa.edu.au, so we can best accommodate your needs.

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TERM 1 TRAINING

What a variety we have for you and your P&C!

General P&C training that covers the P&C Constitution and much more...
60 minute Webinars that you can participate in while at home or at a P&C meeting...
Attracting Volunteers Workshops , where you can generate and share ideas with enthusiastic, like-minded people...
Heaps of FAQS, documents, guides, templates, videos and discussion forums on our OLC...

Book in to attend a General P&C Training Workshop by clicking on one of the sessions below or check out the dates you can host your own workshop (we'll bring all the resources!)

Gairdner PS: Thur 23/2/2017 10am-12:30pm
Braeside PS: Thur 23/2/2017 6:30pm - 9pm
Osborne PS: ATTRACTING VOLUNTEERS: Wed 8/3/2017 6pm - 9pm
South Kalgoorlie PS: Tue 21/3/2017 9:30am-12pm
Munglinup PS: Wed 22/3/2017 6:30pm - 9:00pm
East Narrogin PS: Thur 23/3/2017 11am -1:30pm
Beeliar PS: Tues 4/6/2017 6:30pm - 9pm

DID YOU KNOW? TRAINING IS FREE WITH AFFILIATION!

ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITY

Thanks to a tidy up, our resources are now more accessible than ever! Find all the answers to your questions in the many FAQS, documents, guides, templates, videos and discussion forums on the OLC.

NEW LOG IN!
You can now log in as a general P&C or create a personal account. The only difference is that logging in as a P&C won't allow you to post in the forums. The password is the same as the WACSSO website.

TidyHQ

Tidy HQ is a platform that helps streamline the administration and management of your Association. It enables you to sync all of your information and ensure that it is never more than a few clicks away, anywhere, anytime and on any device. Many P&Cs will benefit from the Free plan, however, if you are interested in a boosted platform, they've made their pricing cheaper!

• Save time and make P&C life easier
• Increase transparency
• Enhance consistency of communications
• Ensure successful role handovers
• Hassle-free document storage

Parents key to helping their kids with bullying

As thousands of students across the country are starting high school, new figures reveal nearly one in four young people have experienced bullying in the past 12 months, and were most likely turn to their parents for support. The highest incidence of bullying occurred at school (52%), followed by online (25%) and the workplace (25%).

ReachOut CEO Jono Nicholas said, ‘Starting high school can be a tricky time for students and their parents. It can be a time of upheaval for friendships, where young people making the transition to high school may lose touch with close friends and navigate new friendships. Sometimes the line between regular friendship issues and bullying becomes blurred.

‘We know that bullying is something that young people are really concerned about – last year record numbers turned to ReachOut for support and information on bullying, with 138,000 visits to our bullying-related content.

Parents can play a critical role in helping their children address bullying and we're here to help.'

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