Page 676 - Week 03 - Tuesday, 12 April 1994

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MINISTER FOR EDUCATION

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 1161

Preschools and Primary Schools - Work Bans

MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for Education and Training on notice on 22 February 1994:

What is the background to the current preschool/primary school dispute which has led to work bans being threatened.

MR WOOD - the answer to Mr Cornwells question is:

With the closure of the Regional School Support Centres a Working Party was formed to establish an effective model for administrative and professional preschool/primary school links. In March 1993 the Preschool/Primary Administrative and Professional Links Working Party completed their report to the Department.

There are unresolved issues relating to the roles and responsibilities of the primary schools and links with their feeder preschools. The Primary Principals Association (PPA) requested extra resourcing if there were to be formal links made between preschools and primary schools. The Department does not have the additional resources to allocate and suggested that the PPA negotiate with the AEU seeking an enterprise bargaining agreement.

The Department is providing support to the preschools through the Executive Directors { Schools} and two Executive Officer (Preschools) positions based in the Department.

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