Question seeks details on partnerships developed to improve student attendance, particularly regarding agencies and NGOs involved and the work undertaken within these partnerships. The answer outlines a cross-agency steering group established to address the underlying causes of school absence.

AnsweredQoN 2769Legislative Council
Asked
11 February 2020
Portfolio
Education and Training

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I refer to the Department of Education Annual Report 2018-19 , page 24, and to the partnerships with stakeholders to improve student attendance, and I ask: (a) will the Minister please advise with which agencies and non-government organisations partnerships have been developed; and (b) what work is being done, or is intended will be done, under each of these partnerships?

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Answered
17 March 2020
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
9 days
a)
In response to the report Setting the Stage for Improvement: Department of Education’s Management of Student Attendance , a cross-agency steering group has been established. The group has high-level representation from the Telethon Kids Institute, Commissioner for Children and Young People, Mental Health Commission, Western Australia Police Force and the following six Government departments:
b)
The purpose of the steering group is to provide strategic advice and recommendations on cross-agency actions to improve student attendance that help to address underlying social, cultural and institutional causes of school absence in remote and/or very disadvantaged communities.

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