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MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND THE ARTS

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 481

School Sport Representative Teams

MR STEFANIAK: asked the Minister for Education and the Arts on notice 6 August 1991:

With regard to ACT schools representative teams competing in national events -

(1) How does the Minister propose to provide teaching

staff as coaches to Primary, Secondary and College

representative sporting teams in such situations.

(2) How will the Minister ensure there are no cuts made

to the periods allocated for the relevant teachers to

train and coach these representative teams.

MR WOOD: the answer to Mr Stefaniaks question is:

(1) The Department allocates a number of casual

discretionary relief days each year to cater for coaches

and managers of ACT School Sport representative teams.

These days are allocated on the needs basis to all

sections within the Department.

(2) Teachers have trained ACT School Sport

representative teams after school in their own time.

This has been on a voluntary basis and through the

goodwill of the teachers. No time has ever been

allocated in school time to train these teams.

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