Federation of Parents and Citizens' Association

NSW  P & C  Journal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P&C Journal

Crosswords

with an

educational flavour

Clues & Solutions

 

 

 

Copies of the NSW P&C Journal from Term 2, 2006 to Term 1, 2007 are available for download, click here

The P&C Journal is produced by the NSW Parents and Citizens Federation, and is published 4 times per year (once per school term). It is a 48 page glossy publication, with a print run of 28,000 and is distributed to P&C Associations in 2,200 NSW Public Schools, senior officers in the NSW Department of Education and Training, the NSW Board of Studies, and all NSW based politicians.

 

The Journal carries feature articles to inform parents on educational and student issues; opinion; items to assist P&C’s such as the regular Procedurally Speaking; P&C Federation news; technology; stories from schools; information from the NSW DET and Board of Studies;  and regular features such as Sports Page, Arts Corner, Languages and the Crossword.

 

Feature articles in recent editions have included contributions as follows:

 

Term 1, 2007

 

The importance of the pre-school years – Professor Fiona Stanley AC

Getting off on the right foot – Professor Jennifer Bowes

Principal leadership and student achievement – Professor Stephen Dinham

Consistently excellent teaching makes the difference – Professor Bill Louden

Transformative change at Richmond River High School

Dealing with teen’s back chat - Sue Johnson

Technology: Interactive Whiteboards – Guy Wright

 

Term 4, 2006

 

Overweight in Children & Teenagers: Time to Act - Dr Michael Booth

Childcare: A Better Policy Framework for Australia – Professor Barbara Pocock & Dr Elizabeth Hill

Education: Secret Private School Business – Jane Caro

How sport in schools can change lives – Tal Bayer from the Hyde School in the U.S.

 

Term 3, 2006

 

A Global View of Education To-day – Andrew Cappie-Wood, NSW Director-General of Education & Training

Students “in the middle” – Ian Lillico

Ten Hints for creating resilient families – Andrew Fuller

Positive Behaviours for Learning in Western Sydney – Jill Schofield

 

Term 2, 2006

 

A Comprehensive Future – Maree O’Halloran (NSW Teachers Federation)

Schooling not policing responses to youth crime – Dr Carol Reid UWS

Taking it to the next level – Trevor Fletcher (NSW Deputy Director-General, Schools)

 

Term 1, 2006

 

Educational Reform in England – Sir Michael Barber

The Key to Highly Effective Schools – Professor John Lester

Public Education at the Cross Roads – Chris Bonnor

 

Term 4, 2005

 

Making it real and relevant: Engaging students in their learning – Dennis Littky, the Met School, USA

Why we chose to go Public – Jane Caro

Personalised Learning and High Expectations – Leslie Loble

 

Term 3, 2005

 

A Personal View – Trevor Fletcher (NSW Deputy Director-General, Schools)

 

Term 2, 2005

 

A Personal View: Reflections – Alan Laughlin (retiring former Deputy Director-General, Schools)

 

 

 

David Hope

Editor, P&C Journal

Term 2, 2005 – Term 1, 2007

TinyURL address for downloading the Journal: http://tinyurl.com/yro6nv

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term 1 2007 Issue:

Ø       The importance of the pre-school years  Professor Fiona Stanley AC

Ø       Getting off on the right foot

Professor Jennifer Bowes

Ø       Principal leadership and student achievement – Professor Stephen Dinham

Ø       Consistently excellent teaching makes the difference – Professor Bill Louden

Ø       Transformative change at Richmond River High School

Ø       Schools Spectacular

(cover + centre-spread)

Ø       P&C Day

Ø       Procedurally Speaking

Ø       Parent surveys – Student Reports and ESSA

Ø       Arts Corner

Ø       Teenagers

Ø       Language and culture

Ø       Environment – story on Al Gore

Ø       Technology – interactive whiteboards

Ø       Talking canteens

Ø       Sports page

Ø       Crossword

PLUS

Ø       Various school features

 

 

 

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