Education & TAFE

NSW Labor is appealing to the good will and good sense of Sydney parents to continue working from home once their kids return to school next Monday.

Principals are being forced to manage traffic around their schools as students return to classes full-time, with the Government failing to deliver on its promise of hiring new crossing supervisors and demanding parents wait outside school gates at drop off and pick up times.

The Department of Education's tender processes unfairly privilege private operators over community and council‑run services. We cannot let private interests creep into our playgrounds.

A notice of motion calling for participation in the 2020 School Safety Survey

A recent study by the Australian Road Safety Foundation found that the most dangerous time to be on our roads is the afternoon at school pick‑up time. Road trauma is the number one killer of children aged 14 and under.

This month, Saint Maroun's College, Dulwich Hill, will hold a Jubilee Mass to mark the 50th Anniversary since the school's founding.

Let Jo know about the road safety issues around your local school.

Kirsty Rose has been assisting vulnerable young people in our education system for over 21 years. For the past five of those, she has served as Principal of Waranara School in Marrickville.

Labor has launched a new push to make it is safe for children to walk to school, and is calling on students, parents, teachers, and the community to help them do it.

I spoke about the Sydney University of the Third Age, and their work in providing education to people living in the Greater Sydney region.