A new Federal Government inquiry into the education of students in remote and complex environments will host a hearing in Tamworth on Wednesday, April 8 .
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Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce said it was a great opportunity for people in this region to contribute to the national dialogue about small schools, and the new challenges faced by students, families and teachers in rural and regional areas.
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"I encourage all interested to lodge a submission on behalf of their school, community or family in the New England because every child deserves a quality education irrespective of where they live in Australia," he said.
To appear at the public hearing, people need to put in a submission or be invited by the committee secretary. However, all submissions received will help inform the committee's final report to government.
Committee chair, Andrew Laming MP, said the inquiry will examine the performance of the Australian education system in remote and regional areas, its territories and in complex circumstances like drought and post-natural disaster.
"The committee looks forward to examining how education meets the learning needs of students, and how barriers in the education journey are overcome," he said.
Areas of interest include:
- small remote schools; particularly in challenging areas like the tri-state area of central Australia;
- career counselling of remote students and means of connecting them to further education or local employment;
- challenges faced by regional schooling providers and initiatives in place;
- how families of vulnerable young children can access, enrol and remain in early learning, and the collaboration between early and primary education;
- the performance and monitoring of those in-home schooling to maintain national minimum standards; and
- access and support to deliver the Australian curriculum (including STEM) in a flexible way, to meet local learning needs and interests of remote students, including examples of innovative ways in which the curriculum is being delivered in remote schools.
Submissions to the inquiry close on February 28, however, please contact the secretariat if you require more time to make a submission.
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