Page 1830 - Week 06 - Wednesday, 8 June 2016
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MADAM SPEAKER: Could you repeat that? I did not hear the end.
MR WALL: Is the implementation of Professor Shaddock’s recommendations on track?
MR RATTENBURY: Yes, I think we are making steady progress on the implementation of the recommendations. Members will no doubt be aware that last week I released the first quarterly report from the oversight group. That oversight group is specifically in place to track the government’s response across the recommendations. As members will no doubt have noted, there are areas that are going very well and there are some areas that need further work.
But the exact reason for releasing that report is to be transparent with the community, to share that information and to enable a clear oversight not only by the oversight group but also by the community and schools themselves, as well as the directorate, of where we are up to.
That report, as I am sure that members know, highlighted some areas where we need further work, but what the media did not report in the story we saw on the front page of the paper on Friday was the very significant progress across a range of areas. I am pleased with the progress that has been made.
An important part of this story is not only delivering on the 50 recommendations but also delivering a significant cultural change. So we have a three-year program. The key part is not only delivering the recommendations but driving a new way of doing things so that we produce the most inclusive school system we can. The thing I am pleased about at this stage is that that cultural change is being embraced by people in our education system.
MADAM SPEAKER: Supplementary question, Mr Wall.
MR WALL: Minister, given that the money you spoke about earlier relating to Gonski—
MADAM SPEAKER: Preamble.
MR WALL: Sorry. Given the Gonski money was announced prior to Professor Shaddock’s—
Mr Corbell: Preamble.
Mr Rattenbury: More preamble!
MR WALL: Allow me to try again. Minister, will there be any additional funding for non-government schools in response to Professor Shaddock’s recommendations, given that the Gonski announcement was made prior to the Shaddock recommendations?
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