Instead of signing 47 permission slips a year, sign one blanket consent at enrollment for routine activities (library visits, sports carnivals, walking excursions within 1km). Only ask for special consent for genuinely unusual activities.
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Source M3 in citizen-voice/10_ideas.md. Owners: state Education departments.
Universal school breakfast programs
Guarantee free breakfast at every primary school in low-income areas. Feed kids before they learn. Some states do this; make it universal.
Every school uses a single communication platform. One login, one notification stream. Stop the app sprawl. NSW tried a parent app — invest in making one work.
Uniform swap boards at every school
Every school has a rack where families drop off outgrown uniforms and take what they need. Free. Zero admin. Already happening informally — make it standard.
Before/after school care waitlist transparency
Publish how many places are available and what the wait time is at each OSHC in your area. Currently it's a mystery.