The Victorian Parents Council (VPC) has announced two upcoming #VPCLive events for the final term of 2024. The first, “Empowering Students to Manage Bullying,” will take place on 14 November and feature international expert Evelyn Field OAM. The second event, “An Introduction to Home Education,” is scheduled for 21 November and will be presented by…

Registrations for our RE-ENGAGING IN EDUCATION – FORUM are now open! Join us on Tuesday, August 6th, 2024, at 7 pm for our #VPCLive event. Our distinguished panel will discuss pathways and educational alternatives to support students with school attendance challenges, including School Refusal, School Can’t, and School Avoidance. These issues can cause anxiety, academic…

In this E-News we welcome Katrina Gow, who is a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist. We appreciate her blog contributions on the following: How to parent with a Beginner Mind,Learn how to help an anxious teen, Are you stuck on a hamster wheel? The VPC “Family Engagement” Series with Tony Dalton, continues with Positive Relationships and…

We are very excited that Evelyn M Field OAM, FAPS, author of “Harry the Bully Blocker goes to School”, will be our #VPCLive guest next week on Thursday 14 September 2023. School Refusal is a complex and nuanced topic that could also be called School Reluctance, School Phobia or School Can’t. Diana Daou writes about this in:[ Understanding School Refusal: A Deeper Look at the Australian…

The team from the Home Education Network present “Teenagers, Home Education and Pathways” on Monday 28 August 2023. School bullying continues to be an issue parents regularly raise with us and 18 August 2023 is the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence. Evelyn Field OAM will be live with us on Thursday 14 September…

At the final stages of Term 2, we have a number of events and blogs to share, for all the VPC community. Our All About Music series continues with Good and Bad Music: is there such a thing? and Music in the early years. VCAA and the DE will present on The New Options for…

The Lung Foundation Australia launches a New Vaping E Learning For Young People – read our blog on the rising issue of vaping. Many parents contact VPC asking about teachers and their qualifications. Liz Aloni from VIT has provided some useful information for parents on this matter in our blog. We also hear from the…

VPC supports Macquarie University students in their understanding of home schooling and we encourage all to participate in the homeschooling survey. Our latest blogs include The Link Between Parent and Child Mental Health and the Child Safe Standards. Our VPC Live and VPC On Demand events continue with the Transition to VCE – Workshop hosted…

The new Child Safe Standards are now in effect from 1 July, 2022. VPC Live Events Boosting Teen Mindset, 8pm AEST on Thursday, 18 August 2022 with Claire Eaton.   Understand the changes to VCE and VCAL, 7.30pm AEST on Monday, 22 August 2022 with  Dr Kelly Jarvis. Creating a Roadmap For VCE Exams, 7.30pm AEST on Thursday, 8 September 2022 with Dianna…