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Educational Services for Overseas
Students Act 2000 (the ESOS Act) - the National Code 2007 |
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National Code 2007: Transition support handbook for independent
schools |
Following the review of the ESOS Act
which began in 2004, the National Code of Practice for
Registration Authorities and Providers of Education and Training
to Overseas Students (the National Code) was revised. The
National Code 2007 will come into effect on 1 July 2007. This
handbook aims to assist schools which enrol full-fee paying
overseas students to comply with the National Code 2007. |
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Accountability requirements for
independent schools |
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Requirements
under the
Schools Assistance (Learning Together – Achievement through
Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004
(the Act) |
Under the Act and associated regulatory frameworks
schools are required to meet a range of commitments relating to
educational accountability. This new section provides
information about these commitments for use by AISs and schools. |
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Reporting Student Outcomes Project |
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Collection of information on student
background characteristics |
Schools are to collect information
from parents in 2005 on family background as part of a new
national plan, following an agreement between all state and
territory Ministers for Education and the Federal Minister. The
information will be used to identify factors which influence how
well children perform at school. This new section provides
resources about the plan are for use by AISs, schools and parents. |
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Privacy
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Privacy
Manual for Non-Government Schools |
New federal privacy legislation came
into effect in December 2001. ISCA and NCEC have developed a
Privacy Manual to assist schools with compliance issues. |
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Taxation |
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GST Information |
An updated GST Information Manual,
first produced in 2000, has now been prepared by William Buck
Business Advisors & Chartered Accountants. The updated manual is
available on CD for $77.00. To purchase a copy, please contact
William Buck Education on 1300 136 470 or email
wbedu@williambuckqld.com.au. |
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National Awards for Quality Schooling |
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The National Awards for Quality
Schooling provide recognition for school improvement
projects. Held annually, they recognise individual achievement
by teachers and principals, and team effort by teachers,
individual schools, and clusters of schools. For further
information, visit the Teaching Australia website at
http://www.teachingaustralia.edu.au |
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National Safe Schools Framework |
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The National Safe
Schools Framework has been developed to assist all schools and
their communities address issues such as bullying, harassment,
violence, and child abuse and neglect. The framework draws on
existing good practice, providing strategies designed to support
schools in ensuring they offer a safe and supportive school
environment. View the Australian Principals Associations Professional Development Council's project resources under
'Previous Projects' on the
APAPDC
website.
Resource packs have been sent to all schools and
can be obtained using the 'Publications Search' on the
Department of Education,
Employment and Workplace Relations website.
Additional
resources can be found on the Bullying No Way! website at
www.bullyingnoway.com.au. |
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Governance |
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ISCA
Governance Materials |
These materials have been prepared in
order to provide an introduction for school governors to their
legal and financial management responsibilities. |
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Strategic
Planning Guide for
Self-Managing
Schools
by
Paul
Balnaves
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This
guide is a product of a series of ISCA sponsored research and
professional development activities into school planning and
change management in independent schools. The guide outlines the
main concepts of strategic planning and draws on the experience of
a number of independent schools as practical case studies. It aims
to assist any self-managing school with implementing strategic
planning.
The
guide is a ‘how to’ book rather than a treatise, although the
references provide opportunity for readers to follow up on the
management theory. The guide does not recommend any one particular
model of strategic planning, but rather provides material that can
be drawn on by a wide range of schools of different sizes and
types within their own management styles. (Last edition 1996)
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