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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 Argenton 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 Argenton 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
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, who have forgotten their
agreement with the PSA.
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 NSW 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. 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 Labor Expense
Cap.
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Question asked on 13 November 2012 (session 55-1)
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 125
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Answer received on 18 December 2012
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 132
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