Family voice
Parent representatives and Diocesan Executive Officers from across NSW/ACT met on 10 March at the first 2023 CCSP Council Meeting.
CCSP Chair Wayne Davie, welcomed Lizzie Watkin, Executive Officer, Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle and Sean Van Wyk, Community Engagement, Catholic Schools Broken Bay to their first CCSP meeting. Most dioceses in NSW/ACT employ a professional officer to facilitate local parent engagement initiatives and to provide support for their parent representatives on the CCSP Council. We thank these officers for attending our meetings and thank the dioceses for their ongoing commitment to the work of CCSP.
Representatives discussed the challenges facing many families in their dioceses and ways that CCSP can assist in supporting families. CCSP are currently working on several projects that will assist families including updating the resource Students with Diverse Learning Needs, A guide by Parents for Parents.
Danielle Cronin, Director Education Policy CSNSW, and Cathie Renfrew, Senior Project Manager CSNSW, presented on the CSNSW Connected Communities Project that has been approved by the NSW/ACT Bishops. CCSP has been invited to assist by providing an authentic parent voice to the project. CCSP members will be providing feedback to the project team.
Danielle and Dr Anne Ryan, Dioces of Wagga-Wagga.


We will keep you informed about CCSP initiatives in future issues of Parent Talk.