Update from our Liaison Officer - Nicole Beresford
A huge thank you to all of the P&F committee members, parents and Principals who attended our induction sessions last term. We've had great feedback on the sessions and as a result of some of the questions raised, we have been developing a new resource on insurance for P&Fs. We have consulted with the Finance and Insurance teams at CEWA to ensure we include everything you need to know for when you hold a P&F event on and off school grounds.
If you were unable to attend an induction session, but would like some support with the operation of the Terms of Reference at your school, or some more detailed information about the P&F committee member roles, please contact our office as we may be able to attend one of your P&F meetings to assist you, or email you some resources to help. We also have a recording of our induction session on our website if you'd like to take a look: https://www.csp.wa.edu.au/parent-groups/2025-Parent-Induction-Presentation
In week 3 of this term, Siobhan and I will be heading to the Bunbury diocese to deliver an induction session at Bunbury Catholic College. This session is open to all P&F members and parents in the region and all are very welcome. We are taking RSVPs via this link: https://events.humanitix.com/bunbury-parent-induction-session.
This year, National Volunteer Week will take place between the 19th and 25th May, with the theme being "Connecting Communities." We have so many wonderful volunteers within our schools, who help to build positive school communities and this event is a great excuse to formally recognise and thank them. Volunteering WA offers some lovely ideas for meaningful ways to celebrate, including:
- Organising a volunteer celebration event
- Giving volunteers a shout out on social media
- Creating a heartfelt thank you video
- Sending personalised thank you messages
- Offering small tokens of appreciation
Please tag Catholic School Parents WA in your 'Thank a Volunteer' events and posts as we would love to see what you have done at your schools.
As always, if you're needing any support or advice around P&F matters, please reach out to me via phone, 9338 9987 or email, support@csp.wa.edu.au, and I look forward to seeing those who can make it to one of our Dr Justin Coulson events on Thursday 29th May.