❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on the allocation of $2,103,500 for education, specifically regarding teacher professional development, the allocation of the remaining funds, facilitators, and the number of schools and teachers involved in the trial. The Minister provides a breakdown of the allocation, focusing on pilot programs and curriculum development.
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I refer to my question without notice 388 of 14 November 2002. (1) How much of the $2 103 500 allocated in 2003 will be spent on the professional development of teachers? (2) How has the balance of that amount been allocated? (3) Who will conduct the professional development and what will be the rate of pay for these facilitators? (4) How many schools and how many teachers in total are expected to be involved in the trial? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) In 2002 professional development will occur only for teachers in pilot schools engaged in the development of the pilot courses of study, teaching programs and assessment tasks. An amount of $95 040 has been allocated for this professional development. (2) The balance of this amount has been allocated to development for the next phase of 20 pilot courses of study - writers, reference groups, assisting pilot schools and establishing a new student records management system. (3) The professional development for pilot schoolteachers will be conducted by curriculum officers currently employed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of WA. (4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
(1) How much of the $2 103 500 allocated in 2003 will be spent on the professional development of teachers? (2) How has the balance of that amount been allocated? (3) Who will conduct the professional development and what will be the rate of pay for these facilitators? (4) How many schools and how many teachers in total are expected to be involved in the trial? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) In 2002 professional development will occur only for teachers in pilot schools engaged in the development of the pilot courses of study, teaching programs and assessment tasks. An amount of $95 040 has been allocated for this professional development. (2) The balance of this amount has been allocated to development for the next phase of 20 pilot courses of study - writers, reference groups, assisting pilot schools and establishing a new student records management system. (3) The professional development for pilot schoolteachers will be conducted by curriculum officers currently employed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of WA. (4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
(2) How has the balance of that amount been allocated? (3) Who will conduct the professional development and what will be the rate of pay for these facilitators? (4) How many schools and how many teachers in total are expected to be involved in the trial? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) In 2002 professional development will occur only for teachers in pilot schools engaged in the development of the pilot courses of study, teaching programs and assessment tasks. An amount of $95 040 has been allocated for this professional development. (2) The balance of this amount has been allocated to development for the next phase of 20 pilot courses of study - writers, reference groups, assisting pilot schools and establishing a new student records management system. (3) The professional development for pilot schoolteachers will be conducted by curriculum officers currently employed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of WA. (4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
(3) Who will conduct the professional development and what will be the rate of pay for these facilitators? (4) How many schools and how many teachers in total are expected to be involved in the trial? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) In 2002 professional development will occur only for teachers in pilot schools engaged in the development of the pilot courses of study, teaching programs and assessment tasks. An amount of $95 040 has been allocated for this professional development. (2) The balance of this amount has been allocated to development for the next phase of 20 pilot courses of study - writers, reference groups, assisting pilot schools and establishing a new student records management system. (3) The professional development for pilot schoolteachers will be conducted by curriculum officers currently employed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of WA. (4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
(4) How many schools and how many teachers in total are expected to be involved in the trial? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) In 2002 professional development will occur only for teachers in pilot schools engaged in the development of the pilot courses of study, teaching programs and assessment tasks. An amount of $95 040 has been allocated for this professional development. (2) The balance of this amount has been allocated to development for the next phase of 20 pilot courses of study - writers, reference groups, assisting pilot schools and establishing a new student records management system. (3) The professional development for pilot schoolteachers will be conducted by curriculum officers currently employed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of WA. (4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) In 2002 professional development will occur only for teachers in pilot schools engaged in the development of the pilot courses of study, teaching programs and assessment tasks. An amount of $95 040 has been allocated for this professional development. (2) The balance of this amount has been allocated to development for the next phase of 20 pilot courses of study - writers, reference groups, assisting pilot schools and establishing a new student records management system. (3) The professional development for pilot schoolteachers will be conducted by curriculum officers currently employed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of WA. (4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) In 2002 professional development will occur only for teachers in pilot schools engaged in the development of the pilot courses of study, teaching programs and assessment tasks. An amount of $95 040 has been allocated for this professional development. (2) The balance of this amount has been allocated to development for the next phase of 20 pilot courses of study - writers, reference groups, assisting pilot schools and establishing a new student records management system. (3) The professional development for pilot schoolteachers will be conducted by curriculum officers currently employed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of WA. (4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
(1) In 2002 professional development will occur only for teachers in pilot schools engaged in the development of the pilot courses of study, teaching programs and assessment tasks. An amount of $95 040 has been allocated for this professional development. (2) The balance of this amount has been allocated to development for the next phase of 20 pilot courses of study - writers, reference groups, assisting pilot schools and establishing a new student records management system. (3) The professional development for pilot schoolteachers will be conducted by curriculum officers currently employed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of WA. (4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
(2) The balance of this amount has been allocated to development for the next phase of 20 pilot courses of study - writers, reference groups, assisting pilot schools and establishing a new student records management system. (3) The professional development for pilot schoolteachers will be conducted by curriculum officers currently employed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of WA. (4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
(3) The professional development for pilot schoolteachers will be conducted by curriculum officers currently employed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of WA. (4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
(4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
(1) How much of the $2 103 500 allocated in 2003 will be spent on the professional development of teachers? (2) How has the balance of that amount been allocated? (3) Who will conduct the professional development and what will be the rate of pay for these facilitators? (4) How many schools and how many teachers in total are expected to be involved in the trial? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) In 2002 professional development will occur only for teachers in pilot schools engaged in the development of the pilot courses of study, teaching programs and assessment tasks. An amount of $95 040 has been allocated for this professional development. (2) The balance of this amount has been allocated to development for the next phase of 20 pilot courses of study - writers, reference groups, assisting pilot schools and establishing a new student records management system. (3) The professional development for pilot schoolteachers will be conducted by curriculum officers currently employed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of WA. (4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
(2) How has the balance of that amount been allocated? (3) Who will conduct the professional development and what will be the rate of pay for these facilitators? (4) How many schools and how many teachers in total are expected to be involved in the trial? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) In 2002 professional development will occur only for teachers in pilot schools engaged in the development of the pilot courses of study, teaching programs and assessment tasks. An amount of $95 040 has been allocated for this professional development. (2) The balance of this amount has been allocated to development for the next phase of 20 pilot courses of study - writers, reference groups, assisting pilot schools and establishing a new student records management system. (3) The professional development for pilot schoolteachers will be conducted by curriculum officers currently employed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of WA. (4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
(3) Who will conduct the professional development and what will be the rate of pay for these facilitators? (4) How many schools and how many teachers in total are expected to be involved in the trial? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) In 2002 professional development will occur only for teachers in pilot schools engaged in the development of the pilot courses of study, teaching programs and assessment tasks. An amount of $95 040 has been allocated for this professional development. (2) The balance of this amount has been allocated to development for the next phase of 20 pilot courses of study - writers, reference groups, assisting pilot schools and establishing a new student records management system. (3) The professional development for pilot schoolteachers will be conducted by curriculum officers currently employed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of WA. (4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
(4) How many schools and how many teachers in total are expected to be involved in the trial? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) In 2002 professional development will occur only for teachers in pilot schools engaged in the development of the pilot courses of study, teaching programs and assessment tasks. An amount of $95 040 has been allocated for this professional development. (2) The balance of this amount has been allocated to development for the next phase of 20 pilot courses of study - writers, reference groups, assisting pilot schools and establishing a new student records management system. (3) The professional development for pilot schoolteachers will be conducted by curriculum officers currently employed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of WA. (4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) In 2002 professional development will occur only for teachers in pilot schools engaged in the development of the pilot courses of study, teaching programs and assessment tasks. An amount of $95 040 has been allocated for this professional development. (2) The balance of this amount has been allocated to development for the next phase of 20 pilot courses of study - writers, reference groups, assisting pilot schools and establishing a new student records management system. (3) The professional development for pilot schoolteachers will be conducted by curriculum officers currently employed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of WA. (4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) In 2002 professional development will occur only for teachers in pilot schools engaged in the development of the pilot courses of study, teaching programs and assessment tasks. An amount of $95 040 has been allocated for this professional development. (2) The balance of this amount has been allocated to development for the next phase of 20 pilot courses of study - writers, reference groups, assisting pilot schools and establishing a new student records management system. (3) The professional development for pilot schoolteachers will be conducted by curriculum officers currently employed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of WA. (4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
(1) In 2002 professional development will occur only for teachers in pilot schools engaged in the development of the pilot courses of study, teaching programs and assessment tasks. An amount of $95 040 has been allocated for this professional development. (2) The balance of this amount has been allocated to development for the next phase of 20 pilot courses of study - writers, reference groups, assisting pilot schools and establishing a new student records management system. (3) The professional development for pilot schoolteachers will be conducted by curriculum officers currently employed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of WA. (4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
(2) The balance of this amount has been allocated to development for the next phase of 20 pilot courses of study - writers, reference groups, assisting pilot schools and establishing a new student records management system. (3) The professional development for pilot schoolteachers will be conducted by curriculum officers currently employed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of WA. (4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
(3) The professional development for pilot schoolteachers will be conducted by curriculum officers currently employed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of WA. (4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
(4) Directly, approximately 612 teachers will be involved in using the pilot courses of study. This comprises 132 teachers in phase 1, 240 teachers in phase 2 and 240 teachers in phase 3. Other staff in pilot schools such as administrators and student advisers will also be involved. Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
Details of the process under which the new courses of study for post-compulsory students are being developed, to which the honourable member refers, are elaborated on in the report entitled “Our Youth, Our future”. The responses to the honourable member’s questions are presented in this context.
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