As students and teachers across the region head back to the classroom for the final term of the 2014 school year, Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington would like to wish them all the best for what is shaping up to be a busy final term.
Mrs Frecklington said that the past year had been an excellent one for education in Queensland, with many of the State Government’s key reforms now rolled out and delivering improved educational opportunities.
“Following on from the Queensland Plan, our new 30-year Education Accord will help shape our system for many years to come,” she said.
“We’ve just held our Queensland Education Accord Summit and I’d really like to thank our Nanango Electorate delegates who joined me in Brisbane for the day - Mrs Debbie Jackson (representing Kingaroy SHS), Mr Rob Cantle (Yarraman SS) and Mr Michael Nayler (Saint Mary’s),” Mrs Frecklington said.
“It was a very positive day which brought together teachers, principals and representatives from the state, Independent and Catholic sectors, along with representatives from the community, to plan a vision of what schools will be like in 2044,” she said.
“It was so important for our region to be heard, and our delegates did an amazing job of highlighting regional issues and their vision for the future of educational opportunities for our children,” she said.
Mrs Frecklington said the Queensland Government had also just announced the second round of the Great Results Guarantee.
“Schools across my Electorate are set to share in more than $2.2 million to help them ensure every student is achieving the National Minimum Standard for literacy and numeracy,” she said.
“This is part of a total $183 million in additional funding for state schools to improve student outcomes - an increase of $52 million from the Government’s investment in this initiative in 2014.”
Deb said Term 4 would also be a busy time for schools making final preparations for the move of Year 7 to high school.
“Much work is being done to ensure we’re ready to welcome Year 7 to high school in 2015 and I’d like to thank our teachers and staff who have been working so hard to make this happen,” she said.
Photo: Member for Nanango, Deb Frecklington, Minister for Education, John-Paul Langbroek (centre), welcomed Nanango Electorate representatives to the Queensland Education Accord Summit in Brisbane - from l to r: Mrs Debbie Jackson (Kingaroy SHS P&C Assoc), Mr Rob Cantle (Yarraman SS) and Mr Michael Nayler (Saint Mary’s Catholic College).
