❓ Hon Sue Ellery inquires about the Country Teaching Program (CTP) allowance for school psychologists in regional WA, its expiry, and government plans for attracting/retaining psychologists in regional schools. The answer clarifies that psychologists receive an equivalent administrative payment, and the arrangement's effectiveness will be reviewed before a potential extension.
AnsweredQoN 4419Legislative Council
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(1) Please list the regional locations where the Country Teaching Program (CTP) allowance is paid to school psychologists? (2) Are there plans to extend the current CTP allowance arrangements once they expire in 2017? (3) If no to (2) how does the government plan to attract and retain public school psychologists in regional and remote schools?
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Answered
16 November 2016
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
36 days
1. As prescribed under the School Education Act Employees’ (Teachers and Administrators) General Agreement 2014, school psychologists do not receive the Country Teaching Program (CTP) allowance. School psychologists located at the following schools receive an administrative payment, as approved by the Department of Commerce, equivalent to the CTP paid to teachers in these schools.
Education Region
School
Kimberley
Goldfields
Pilbara
2. – 3. The administrative arrangement approved by the Department of Commerce expires on 31 December 2017. The Department of Education will review the effectiveness of the arrangement before an application to extend the allowance is submitted to the Department of Commerce.
Education Region
School
Kimberley
Goldfields
Pilbara
2. – 3. The administrative arrangement approved by the Department of Commerce expires on 31 December 2017. The Department of Education will review the effectiveness of the arrangement before an application to extend the allowance is submitted to the Department of Commerce.
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