Page 2924 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 6 August 2008
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(p) investment of an extra $402 000 to support teachers to help disadvantaged students and the investment of an extra $1.612 million to support students with a disability under the 2008-2009 ACT Budget;
(q) investment of more than $1.2 million to revitalise physical education and the $250 000 investment in the Children’s Physical Activity Challenge;
(r) $300 000 extra investment in languages education;
(s) investment of $27.7 million to ensure state of the art IT in classrooms and broadband connection;
(t) investment of $14.6 million in student support services/pastoral care in every high school;
(u) $10 million investment in performing arts centres for Calwell and Lyneham High Schools and $250 000 for additional musical instruments for schools;
(v) investment in and extension of the Secondary Student Bursary fund to support financially disadvantaged families with students in years 7 to 10;
(w) development of the ACT College Business Plan 2007-2009 which focuses on further improving teaching and learning and ensuring there are pathways for all students in colleges in their journey through the post compulsory years of education;
(x) partnership with the Australian National University (ANU) to further develop the ANU Secondary College through an additional $607 000 for this facility in the 2008-2009 Budget;
(y) expanded Australian School-Based Apprenticeships enabling students to gain educational and work experience within the ACT Public Service; and
(z) establishment of the CIT’s Vocational College delivering education options and pathways to people of all ages, offering essential skills and job training for around 3 000 youth, mature-age and migrant students each year and strengthening career training pathways for students in years 10 to 12 through CIT.’.”.
The government bases its education policies on the results of current research related to student learning. Labor is taking seriously the conclusive research that shows that it is the quality of the teacher that is the most significant impact on student achievement. The government’s policies and actions are consistent with the outcomes of this research. The work of eminent researchers such as Hattie, Newman and Ladwig conclude that the most important resource is the quality of teaching that occurs in our classrooms.
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