Persian

School

201 Literacy and maths tips to do with your child at home [related site]

• Before school - Year 2 literacy tips (PDF - 436Kb) - This booklet provides literacy activities for families to do with their child before school up to Year 2.
• Before school - Year 2 maths tips (PDF - 431Kb) - This booklet provides maths activities for families to do with their child before school up to Year 2.
• Year 3 - Year 6 literacy tips (PDF - 381Kb) - This booklet provides literacy activities for families to do with their child in Years 3 - 6.
• Year 3 - Year 6 maths tips (PDF - 355Kb) - This booklet provides maths activities for families to do with their child in Years 3 - 6.

Bullying [related site]

• Bullying - Strategies for Parents (PDF) – a factsheet designed to provide useful strategies and tips for parents in dealing with incidents of bullying
• Primary School Bullying Poster 1 (PDF - 179Kb) – a poster designed to help primary schools students, if they see someone being bullied

Drug Education

• Drug Information for Parents (PDF - 397Kb) - this brochure provides accurate information for parents about the most commonly used drugs. It is often distributed at drug information sessions for parents facilitated by the school [related page]

Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) [related site]

• Centrelink Validation Failure (PDF) - one page letter for schools to use to advise parents that their application has failed validation with Centrelink. Parents will need to take this letter to Centrelink
• EMA Sample Newsletter Article (PDF) - a sample newsletter article for schools to use to advertise the EMA
• Parent Application Form (PDF) – 2009 EMA Application Form. The parent application form must be completed in full and signed by the applicant.

English as a Second Language (ESL)

• Information about VELS and ESL (PDF - 94Kb) – information for parents about English as a Second Language (ESL) and the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) [related page]
• New Arrivals Program (PDF - 288Kb) - information for parents of newly arrived students who need to learn English [related page]

Parent Feedback

• 2008 Parent Opinion Survey (PDF - 180Kb) – survey used to collect data about parent opinions and for individual schools to then use this information to drive further improvements [related page]

Privacy [related site] (edumail password required)

• Translated Primary Privacy Notice (PDF - 125Kb) – notice for schools to give to parents regarding privacy and the school enrolment form
• Translated Secondary Privacy Notice (PDF - 113Kb) – notice for schools to give to parents regarding privacy and the school enrolment form

School management

• Multilingual School Notice Collections (PDF - 570Kb) – twenty three commonly used and translated school notices for parents [related page]

Student attendance [related site]

• Student Attendance - parents (PDF - 283Kb) – a brochure designed to help parents and school communities to work together to reduce student absence [related page]
• Student Attendance - secondary (PDF - 283Kb) – a brochure designed for secondary school students highlighting the reasons why it is important to be at school, the responsibilities of students and tips for keeping on track [related page]