❓ Hon. Donna Faragher asks about the commencement, details, and evaluation plans for a $1.2 million program supporting children and families who speak English as an additional language. The Minister provides details on the program's timeline, budget breakdown, and confirms an evaluation will be conducted.
AnsweredQoN 173Legislative Council
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EDUCATION — ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
173. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Minister for Education and
Training:
Thank you, President. I refer to
the new $1.2 million program to be trialled at two Perth schools to support
children and families who speak English as an additional language before they
start school.
(1) Has the trial commenced; and,
if so, what is its total duration?
(2) Can the
minister provide more information about the program, including a breakdown of
how the $1.2 million is to be spent?
(3) Will an
evaluation of the program be conducted at the completion of the trial?
173. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Minister for Education and
Training:
Thank you, President. I refer to
the new $1.2 million program to be trialled at two Perth schools to support
children and families who speak English as an additional language before they
start school.
(1) Has the trial commenced; and,
if so, what is its total duration?
(2) Can the
minister provide more information about the program, including a breakdown of
how the $1.2 million is to be spent?
(3) Will an
evaluation of the program be conducted at the completion of the trial?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) The trial will commence in
semester 2 of 2021 and will continue until the end of 2024.
(2) The program
will be trialled at Bentley and Maylands Peninsula Primary Schools. It is
designed to help the children of families from culturally and linguistically
diverse backgrounds to successfully transition to school. The breakdown of how the $1.2 million is to be spent is $904 000
on salaries for early childhood trained
teachers and ethnic assistants; $243 500 on school start-up and program
delivery; $53 000 on project support and start-up; and $1 500 on staff
training and development.
(3) Yes.
some notice of the question.
(1) The trial will commence in
semester 2 of 2021 and will continue until the end of 2024.
(2) The program
will be trialled at Bentley and Maylands Peninsula Primary Schools. It is
designed to help the children of families from culturally and linguistically
diverse backgrounds to successfully transition to school. The breakdown of how the $1.2 million is to be spent is $904 000
on salaries for early childhood trained
teachers and ethnic assistants; $243 500 on school start-up and program
delivery; $53 000 on project support and start-up; and $1 500 on staff
training and development.
(3) Yes.
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