❓ The Minister for Education provides an update on the Connected Community School trial, a $21 million initiative under the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement, outlining its aims to improve student and family access to essential services and strengthen community ties.
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Education—Better and Fairer Schools Agreement
429. Mr Terry Healy to
the Minister for Education:
I refer to the Cook
Labor government's Better and Fairer Schools Agreement with the Commonwealth
that will see all public schools fully and fairly funded.
(1) Can the minister please update the house on
the Connected Community School trial being delivered under the agreement?
(2) Can she advise how
this initiative will better connect students and families with the services
they will need?
429. Mr Terry Healy to
the Minister for Education:
I refer to the Cook
Labor government's Better and Fairer Schools Agreement with the Commonwealth
that will see all public schools fully and fairly funded.
(1) Can the minister please update the house on
the Connected Community School trial being delivered under the agreement?
(2) Can she advise how
this initiative will better connect students and families with the services
they will need?
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(1)–(2) I thank the very sprightly member
for Southern River for his question and for his strong advocacy for schools,
students and families in his electorate. Of course, it is again a great honour
to update the house. I have previously spoken on the landmark agreement between
the federal Albanese Labor government and the Cook Labor government that will
see $1.6 billion of investment come into our school system right here in
Western Australia, meaning that schools will be fully and fairly funded for the
very first time. We need to acknowledge whenever we can that it is a
significant milestone that has been reached over a long period of advocacy by
teachers and families over a long period of time. I would like to take the
opportunity not only to recognise this landmark agreement but to share with the
house what it looks like and what it feels like for students, families and
teachers right around the state.
Recently, I was pleased to be
joined by the Premier, the Minister for Disability Services and, of course, the
member for Mindarie, who has long been a champion for connected communities in
his electorate, at Clarkson Primary School to announce the four public schools
that will be part of this $21 million trial of the new Connected Community
Schools. The three other schools are, firstly, Ashburton Drive Primary School
in Gosnells for the member for Southern River. I know he is excited about his
local school and what it can do. Secondly, there is Girrawheen Senior High
School and, thirdly, Roebourne District High School in the Pilbara.
A Connected Community School
provides a range of services and activities, often beyond school, to help meet
the needs of children, their families and the wider community. This trial aims
to ensure that families can easily access the supports that their children
need, whether it is community health, allied services or other providers that
support children when they need it most. It is about improving children's
educational and wellbeing outcomes beyond the classroom because we know the
difference it will make in the classroom. The four schools have now begun
consulting with their communities and stakeholders to identify local needs and
how to address them. I know that Clarkson Primary School has been doing that
for a long time, and it now welcomes this significant investment to do it even
better. For example, it could also mean making services available on site to
remove barriers to access. The trial aims to strengthen the ties within the
community by developing partnerships and making the use of our school
facilities more purposeful for students and families. This is a really
significant step. Importantly, too, as part of this trial, the Department of Education
will develop a framework for what Connected Community Schools look like because
we know that many schools in many electorates are already starting to provide
those important services to their school communities. This is also a key part
of it.
The Cook Labor government will
continue to support students, families and our schools to provide the best
educational outcomes and supports for our students, because we know that when
students get the right support at the right time in the right setting, they can
thrive.
for Southern River for his question and for his strong advocacy for schools,
students and families in his electorate. Of course, it is again a great honour
to update the house. I have previously spoken on the landmark agreement between
the federal Albanese Labor government and the Cook Labor government that will
see $1.6 billion of investment come into our school system right here in
Western Australia, meaning that schools will be fully and fairly funded for the
very first time. We need to acknowledge whenever we can that it is a
significant milestone that has been reached over a long period of advocacy by
teachers and families over a long period of time. I would like to take the
opportunity not only to recognise this landmark agreement but to share with the
house what it looks like and what it feels like for students, families and
teachers right around the state.
Recently, I was pleased to be
joined by the Premier, the Minister for Disability Services and, of course, the
member for Mindarie, who has long been a champion for connected communities in
his electorate, at Clarkson Primary School to announce the four public schools
that will be part of this $21 million trial of the new Connected Community
Schools. The three other schools are, firstly, Ashburton Drive Primary School
in Gosnells for the member for Southern River. I know he is excited about his
local school and what it can do. Secondly, there is Girrawheen Senior High
School and, thirdly, Roebourne District High School in the Pilbara.
A Connected Community School
provides a range of services and activities, often beyond school, to help meet
the needs of children, their families and the wider community. This trial aims
to ensure that families can easily access the supports that their children
need, whether it is community health, allied services or other providers that
support children when they need it most. It is about improving children's
educational and wellbeing outcomes beyond the classroom because we know the
difference it will make in the classroom. The four schools have now begun
consulting with their communities and stakeholders to identify local needs and
how to address them. I know that Clarkson Primary School has been doing that
for a long time, and it now welcomes this significant investment to do it even
better. For example, it could also mean making services available on site to
remove barriers to access. The trial aims to strengthen the ties within the
community by developing partnerships and making the use of our school
facilities more purposeful for students and families. This is a really
significant step. Importantly, too, as part of this trial, the Department of Education
will develop a framework for what Connected Community Schools look like because
we know that many schools in many electorates are already starting to provide
those important services to their school communities. This is also a key part
of it.
The Cook Labor government will
continue to support students, families and our schools to provide the best
educational outcomes and supports for our students, because we know that when
students get the right support at the right time in the right setting, they can
thrive.
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