School will be out forever for more than 51,000 Queensland Year 12s on Friday 16 November. Queensland Independent Schools Parents Network Executive Officer Sue Kloeden encouraged students and their families [ … ]
Six quick wins to prepare for the 2019 school year
The curtain is yet to fall on 2018, but planning for 2019 can never start to early, particularly when it comes to schooling. If you’ve already resolved to be better [ … ]
Parent guide to Schoolies
School is nearly out for the class of 2018. If your son or daughter is planning to celebrate by attending Schoolies Week, reduce your anxiety levels by being prepared and [ … ]
Supporting your child’s wellbeing
We all want our children to feel happy, confident and connected. But statistics tell us that while the majority of school students feel this way, a sizeable group of young [ … ]
Building strong father-daughter relationships
What makes the father-daughter relationship so magic, but also so fragile? What can fathers – and daughters – do, to secure it? Brisbane author and award-winning journalist Madonna King made [ … ]
Apply now for the latest awards and grants
There’s always a multitude of awards, competitions, programs and grants, that schools, students and teachers can enter to earn recognition for their achievements or secure funding to pursue specialist projects. [ … ]
Parents feel out of their depth dealing with their children’s behaviour
Many parents are feeling stressed, guilty and alone when it comes to dealing with their children’s behaviour. About 1 in 2 parents believe they lose patience with their children too [ … ]
Thank your child’s teachers on World Teachers’ Day
On Friday 26 October, Queensland will celebrate the hard work, dedication, energy, passion and contribution of teachers to the lives of children across the state. Queensland’s independent schooling sector, through [ … ]
Parents central to community-wide response to combat cyberbullying
The Queensland Government will act on all 29 recommendations of an anti-cyberbullying taskforce and invest $3.5 million in new education programs and initiatives. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk launched the taskforce [ … ]
Funding certainty for independent schools
Queensland independent schools and their families have been assured of their federal funding entitlements for 2019. The Australian Government has announced an extra $170.8 million in 2019 as an interim [ … ]