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Government reports

In December 2001, the Minister for Education, Anna Bligh MP, announced the creation of an Education Caucus Committee working group to develop a set of recommendations to improve educational outcomes for children and young people in care. The Caucus Committee report and the Government response are presented in the following documents:

Educating Children and young people in the care of the state new window [an error occurred while processing this directive]

Government response to recommendations: Educating children and young people in the care of the state new window [an error occurred while processing this directive]

CREATE Foundation Report Card on Education

The CREATE Foundation seeks to improve the life opportunities of Australian children and young people in care. Since 2001, the CREATE Foundation has reported annually on the progress of Australian states and territories in meeting the educational needs of children and young people in care.

The CREATE Foundation’s 2003 Report Card on Education outlines progress within five areas requiring immediate action and reports on the views of children and young people about their education.

Partnership Agreement: Educating Children and Young People in the Care of the State

In response to a key recommendation in the report Educating Children and Young People in the Care of the State, the Department of Education and the Arts and the Department of Child Safety* have developed a Partnership Agreement: Educating Children and Young People in the Care of the State.

Partnership Agreement: Educating Children and Young People in the Care of the State new window 108k

Education Support Plan new window 30k

Report on 2002 results of children and young people in care in the Years 3, 5 and 7 tests for literacy and numeracy

The Department of Education and the Arts and the Department of Child Safety* share data to monitor the progress of children and young people in care in Years 3, 5 and 7 tests for literacy and numeracy. The 2002 results are presented in the following documents:

Report on 2002 results on the Year 3, 4 and 7 tests for children and young people in care new window [an error occurred while processing this directive]

Results on the 2002 Year 3, 5 and 7 tests for children and young people in care new window [an error occurred while processing this directive]

* Formerly the Department of Families

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