Back to School in 2023
Next week our 90 ACT public schools will welcome more than 50,000 students through the doors!
Next week our 90 ACT public schools will welcome more than 50,000 students through the doors!
For the first time in two years, ACT educators and guests gathered in person to recognise and celebrate our high performing school leaders, teachers, school support staff, Allied Health professionals and volunteers in our public schools and Education Support Office.
Inclusion is one of the key principles of the Future of Education Strategy.
Teachers play a key role in our community. The ACT Government remains committed to ensuring all avenues are pursued to build and retain our teaching workforce.
The ACT Children’s Week Awards were held yesterday. Each year the awards acknowledge the contribution of those who make a difference for children and young people, as well as young people who inspire others.
Two staff planning days (pupil free) will again be in place in Term 4.
Throughout 2021, Australian governments and sector stakeholders closely collaborated to develop Shaping Our Future, a ten-year strategy (2022–31) to ensure a sustainable, high-quality children’s education and care workforce.
A new vocational education pilot program is giving secondary school students a taste of working life and for some, like Wanniassa School’s Charlie Steer, it’s opening his eyes to new possibilities.
The ACT Government’s Teacher Shortage Taskforce has delivered its recommendations into how the system can best respond to workforce challenges across our public schools.
Applications are now open for the Future of Education Equity Fund for the 2022 school year.