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projects Promoting Professional Learning Project NEAT has received funding from Teaching Australia through the Australian Joint Council for Professional Teaching Associations (AJCPTA) for the Promoting Professional Learning Project. The objective of this project has been to build the capacity of professional teaching bodies in each state and territory to promote professional learning. The AJCPTA is working closely with professional associations of teachers to assist communication between Teaching Australia and the profession, to support professional learning activities, to promote and encourage professional learning about Indigenous education, to assist the integration of ICT in teaching and learning and to promote the national awards for quality schooling. State and territory initiatives commenced in July 2005. The development of the new NEAT website is one of the activities undertaken as part of this project. Values Education The former Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson, announced Australian Government funding in the 2004 budget to support values education in Australian schools through a number of initiatives over four years (2004–2008). These include:
Underpinning the Values Education programme is The National Framework for Values Education in Australian Schools which was developed from the Values Education Study (2003) and national consultation of a draft framework. The national framework was agreed to and endorsed by all the State and Territory Ministers of Education and distributed to all Australian schools in February 2005. NEAT has been working strategically with the Department of Education and the Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme (AGQTP) to ensure broad and cohesive dissemination of information and resources. More Information For more information about current projects see Australian Joint Council of Professional Teaching Associations |
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