How to Work With In the Cove
This guide is for public schools, private schools, Catholic schools, preschools, early learning centres, tutoring businesses and education providers.
In short
Public schools may receive the same basic community support available to sporting clubs and not-for-profits. Private and Catholic schools, preschools and education providers can request advertising options for enrolments, open days, school tours, paid programs and general promotion.
Public schools
Public schools may receive basic community support, including:
- Possible inclusion in the Week in Review for timely, locally relevant news
- Inclusion in relevant school, family or community guides
- Permission to post in the In the Cove Chat group, within posting limits
- Occasional coverage of major student achievements, public events, community fundraisers or important school milestones
- Sharing information that affects the broader community, such as traffic, safety or public consultation matters
Public school fundraisers and events
Some public school fundraisers or events may be included where they are relevant to the broader Lane Cove community. If a school wants a dedicated campaign, repeated promotion, guaranteed social media promotion, newsletter advertising or significant promotion of an income-generating event, an advertising plan may be required.
Private and Catholic schools
Private schools and Catholic schools can request advertising options to promote their school, open days, enrolments, scholarships, events, programs or achievements.
Free editorial coverage may be considered where there is a clear local news angle or significant community-interest story. Promotion of enrolments, open days, school tours, paid programs or general school marketing is considered advertising.
Preschools, early learning centres and education providers
Preschools and education providers may submit local community news, achievements, open days, fundraisers, major events or student milestones for possible free inclusion. Promotion of enrolments, regular programs, holiday camps, paid workshops, tutoring and private education services is generally considered advertising.
Deadlines, images and permissions
Our Week in Review generally covers Tuesday to Tuesday. Late submissions may be moved to the following week if still relevant or may not be included.
Where children are pictured or named, the submitting school or provider is responsible for confirming appropriate permissions are in place. If image files are too large, we may ask you to reduce the file size and resubmit them.
Chat group posting
Only free for public schools & their P&Cs.
Gain exclusive access to post in our Facebook groups, where thousands of locals engage daily:
- Post a maximum of once per week (all posts require admin approval and will remain pending until we can review)
- Content must comply with group rules
- Promotional content for paid programs or services is not permitted in the Chat group
Detailed Rules and Policies for Chat Groups
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These guidelines may be updated from time to time. Submission of information does not guarantee publication. Paid advertising does not guarantee editorial coverage. In the Cove reserves the right to edit, decline or remove content at its discretion.
