❓ Hon Matt Benson-Lidholm questions the Minister for Education regarding engagement funding allocated to schools and regions to improve participation rates, particularly for at-risk youth, following the abolition of the participation directorate.
AnsweredQoN 916Legislative Council
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DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION — ENGAGEMENT FUNDING
916. Hon MATT BENSON-LIDHOLM to the Minister for Education:
I refer to page 20 of the Department of Education's
2011–12 annual report.
(1) Was the
$4.8 million to 75 schools for engagement purposes the only funding
specifically allocated to target participation rates in 2011?
(2) What is
meant by the statement, ''In 2012 another $2.5 million was allocated'',
and does this refer to an allocation for regions only; and, if so, what is the
total amount allocated across all schools in 2012 for engagement purposes?
(3) Since the
government abolished the participation directorate, who in the Department of
Education monitors and analyses the success or failure of each participation
plan that is funded?
OF EDUCATION — ENGAGEMENT FUNDING
916. Hon MATT BENSON-LIDHOLM to the Minister for Education:
I refer to page 20 of the Department of Education's
2011–12 annual report.
(1) Was the
$4.8 million to 75 schools for engagement purposes the only funding
specifically allocated to target participation rates in 2011?
(2) What is
meant by the statement, ''In 2012 another $2.5 million was allocated'',
and does this refer to an allocation for regions only; and, if so, what is the
total amount allocated across all schools in 2012 for engagement purposes?
(3) Since the
government abolished the participation directorate, who in the Department of
Education monitors and analyses the success or failure of each participation
plan that is funded?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of this question.
(1) No. The
$4.8 million allocated to 75 schools in 2011 through the school support
programs resource allocation for engagement purposes was not the only funding
specifically allocated to target participation rates. In 2011, $2.5 million was
also allocated to regions to develop education and training participation plans
to support 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds to access appropriate school, further
education and training, employment or community-based programs. The total
funding for that is $7.3 million.
(2) Yes, the
$2.5 million allocated in 2012 represents funding allocated to the education
regions to specifically target community service providers and training
providers that offer programs that engage at-risk young people. In addition to
that $2.5 million, schools have been allocated $5.5 million through the schools
support programs resource allocation in 2012 to provide engagement
opportunities for young people within their school. The total funding for that
was $8 million. This enables these schools the flexibility to use this resource
to best meet the individual needs of their students.
(3) The
participation branch in the central office of the Department of Education was
originally set up to support the implementation of the raised school leaving age
legislation in 2006. The change to the school leaving age is now firmly
embedded and it is anticipated that the schools no longer require the same
level of support they did while it was being implemented. The remaining
functions of the participation directorate are now provided as part of the
statewide services division and evaluation and accountability directorate.
Support has been retained in the regions, including participation coordinators
and managers of engagement and transition. Each of the eight directors is
responsible for managing the development, monitoring the implementation and
assessing the achievement of outcomes identified within their regions'
engagement and training participation plans.
(1) No. The
$4.8 million allocated to 75 schools in 2011 through the school support
programs resource allocation for engagement purposes was not the only funding
specifically allocated to target participation rates. In 2011, $2.5 million was
also allocated to regions to develop education and training participation plans
to support 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds to access appropriate school, further
education and training, employment or community-based programs. The total
funding for that is $7.3 million.
(2) Yes, the
$2.5 million allocated in 2012 represents funding allocated to the education
regions to specifically target community service providers and training
providers that offer programs that engage at-risk young people. In addition to
that $2.5 million, schools have been allocated $5.5 million through the schools
support programs resource allocation in 2012 to provide engagement
opportunities for young people within their school. The total funding for that
was $8 million. This enables these schools the flexibility to use this resource
to best meet the individual needs of their students.
(3) The
participation branch in the central office of the Department of Education was
originally set up to support the implementation of the raised school leaving age
legislation in 2006. The change to the school leaving age is now firmly
embedded and it is anticipated that the schools no longer require the same
level of support they did while it was being implemented. The remaining
functions of the participation directorate are now provided as part of the
statewide services division and evaluation and accountability directorate.
Support has been retained in the regions, including participation coordinators
and managers of engagement and transition. Each of the eight directors is
responsible for managing the development, monitoring the implementation and
assessing the achievement of outcomes identified within their regions'
engagement and training participation plans.
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