Dear Principals

Please consider promoting the Catholic Schools’ recently developed webpage, ‘Parent and Carer Information Sessions’, to your families.

The webpage brings together key details on upcoming webinars provided by a range of reputable providers on various topics, aimed at parents and carers, free of charge.

Please note: as these webinars are not hosted by Catholic Schools or The Federation of P&F Associations, they will not be promoted directly to parents and carers by a centralised Compass push.

As such, draft wording has been developed to assist you in facilitating the request to promote the webpage.

You are welcome to adjust the text, including omitting any webinars you do not think are relevant to your school community (e.g. primary schools may wish to remove the senior schooling years and post-school pathways snapshots). 

If you know of any webinars or information sessions you think could be added to this list, please get in touch.

Kind regards,

Lizzie Watkin
Professional Officer- Family Engagement

DRAFT WORDING FOR YOUR SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Upcoming information sessions and webinars for parents and carers

Parents and carers are the most important educators in their child’s life. To assist you in this important role, a list of upcoming webinars provided by reputable providers, free of charge, has been compiled and is available on the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle’s Catholic Schools webpage.

A snapshot of Term 2 webinars featured on the webpage is included below.

Online safety-focused sessions:

• Understanding and using parental controls to help protect your child online, hosted by the eSafety Commissioner
• eSafety 101, hosted by the eSafety Commissioner
• Exploring the online experiences of boys and young men, hosted by the eSafety Commissioner
• Sexual extortion: What parents and carers need to know, hosted by the eSafety Commissioner
• The Social Media Guide: What Every Parent Needs to Know in 2025, hosted by The Cyber Safety Project

Mental health-focused sessions:

• Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents, hosted by Learning Links
• Teen Mental Health Matters, hosted by The BlackDog Institute

Senior schooling years and post-school pathways sessions:

• Supporting your child through the HSC, hosted by CCSP NSW/ACT and Beyond
• A parent’s roadmap to careers and pathways, hosted by CCSP NSW/ACT and Beyond
• Navigating post-school pathways, hosted by MyFuture

Parenting sessions

• What kids need now, before the teenage years, hosted by CCSP NSW/ACT and Michelle Mitchell

More information about these webinars, including registration links, can be found on the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle’s Catholic Schools webpage www.mn.catholic.edu.au/our-community/supporting-parents-and-carers/upcoming-parent-and-carer-information-sessions/

Please note that the webpage will be updated regularly with news of additional webinars, and you can visit the site at any time.