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Hornery, Sonia to the
Minister for Education
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- How many staff, including those in administrative and support roles, will
be cut from New Lambton South Public School as a result of the Government's
$1.7 billion education funding cuts?
- What teaching and curriculum resources will no longer be produced and
available to support students at this school?
- Can the Minister guarantee that the $1.7 billion funding cuts to education
will have no impact on the day to day teaching and learning at New Lambton
South Public School?
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Answer -
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- In October 2010, the previous Government and the Public Service Association
made an agreement that $21 million in employee-related savings by 2015-16, as a
result of efficiencies from the Learning Management and Business Reform (LMBR)
program, would be used to offset salary increases already paid to school
administrative and support staff. This is equivalent to 400 full-time school
administrative officer positions. The only cuts being made inside the school
gate are those signed off by the previous Government.
The Local Schools,
Local Decisions reform is designed to empower local schools to make local
decisions to improve student outcomes. This includes more flexibility to make
decisions about managing resources, the staff in their schools, maintenance and
purchasing. There will be no reduction in the financial allocations to NSW
public schools for 2013. The Government trusts our principals and knows that
schools are best placed to make decisions about the best way of meeting the
needs of their students.
- There will be fewer and simpler policies organised around the work of
schools, but support will continue to be available from the Department of
Education and Communities. The future of any resource lies with its relevance
to the needs of students and schools.
- Teachers in NSW public schools are quarantined from the Labour Expense Cap
introduced in June 2013.
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Question asked on 16 October 2012 (session 55-1)
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 119
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Answer received on 20 November 2012
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 128
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