Recently the Premier and Minister for Education announced the Queensland Government is preparing to sign an Accord with Queenslanders about the future of school education. The Education Accord will be a historic document, setting down a 30 year vision for school education in our great state.
The Accord is about implementing a strong plan to ensure our children can have a brighter future. By providing better education today, we open up access to a world of greater opportunity for our children to have a better job, to own their home and an improved quality of life. We have a vision for our state and want to set up not only the next generation, but those that come after it.
Education is central to the economic prosperity of Queensland and we all know it drives opportunity for students. That’s why your government is working with all stakeholders - and I’d like to everyone to have their say – just go to www.deta.qld.gov.au/about/educationaccord
It also gives me great pleasure to announce our three Nanango Electorate community representatives to attend the upcoming Summit:
The Newman Government’s goal is for Queensland to be among the top performing states in literacy and numeracy in Australia in the next decade. We have clear priorities in education, as evident by our policy commitments:
$131 million to boost literacy and numeracy$537 million to improve teacher quality761 new teachers in 2014/152,250 extra prep teacher aide hours$300 million invested in public schools, to clear the maintenance backlog
The Newman Government went to the election with a promise to revitalise frontline services, just as I did locally. Education is a big part of this promise and we are working hard to deliver better educational outcomes for all Queensland students.
