Quotes attributable to Minister for Education James Merlino All students in regional and rural Victoria, except the Mitchell Shire, will return to onsite learning as normal from Monday 13 July. Mental health practitioners offer counselling and early intervention services, and coordinate support for students with complex needs, linking them with broader allied and community health services. All other students are learning remotely. Consultation today opened for the naming of the new schools, with the Andrews Labor Government seeking the community’s input to help find a name for each school that reflects its unique identity, inspires local pride and that makes the school easily locatable. “Never has it been more important to provide families with simple, practical and evidence-based strategies to help them maintain the family's wellbeing and build resilience." These themes were drawn from common parent questions received by the Department’s coronavirus hotline and Parentline. These orders will be delivered across July and August. He said there would be staggered drop-off and pick-ups and staggered play times. Sanitary items are a necessity, not a luxury, and this initiative is supporting tens of thousands of girls and young women in schools across the state. “This new campus is yet another great example of the school building boom that is happening right across Victoria.” Minister for Education James Merlino introduced child psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg for a webinar on Tuesday 25 August –.. More support will be available to educators and teachers to better prepare for children moving from kindergarten to school. Schools will also continue to implement physical distancing and cleaning measures for the safety of their staff. Minister for Education James Merlino today announced hundreds of schools will.. An independent review of NAPLAN commissioned by Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and the ACT is recommending an overhaul of the national standardised assessment to ensure that it meets the needs of schools, parents and students now and into the future. Schools will also continue to implement physical distancing and cleaning measures for the safety of their staff. Early childhood education and care services can continue to operate, in line with advice from the Victorian Chief Health Officer and Australian Health Protection Principal Committee. "It's been an interesting time for schools and has certainly upped the profile of education.". Download the Media Release (212 KB), Families in Victoria’s fastest growing areas are a step closer to getting the state-of-the-art schools they deserve, with the appointment of new principals at all 14 schools opening in 2021 and commencement of community consultation to name the new schools. Students and job seekers from Monbulk can now take up Free TAFE training under the Andrews Labor Government’s $172 million program to make 30 priority TAFE courses and 20 pre-apprenticeship courses tuition fee free from this year. Minister for Education James Merlino today announced the timeline for the 2021 roll-out for Victorian government secondary schools across the state that will.. Earlier this month, Victorian Education Minister James Merlino announced that every Victorian VCE student will now be individually assessed, with any adverse impacts from COVID-19 reflected in their ATAR ranking.. Merlino said the “extraordinary change” will factor in school closures, long absences, significant increases in family responsibilities and mental health issues during the pandemic. The Government will increase funding for sessional kinder services across regional and rural Victoria, meaning parents across the state will be able to send their children to kindergarten for free during Term 3. All special schools will also open on May 26. https://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/4MhkJ8SfhCqb4cUfcgRRmJ/500fe4e5-7ea7-44d4-9a23-11c67e621ab7.jpg/r0_475_5472_3567_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg, 'I don't let it define me': The private battle of a public face, Man charged with assaults was forced to drown rats as a child, Four people charged over alleged South West TAFE funding scam, Coronavirus case numbers across south-west Victoria low, unchanged, Eased restrictions for abattoirs expected on Sunday, Police urge people to 'lock it or lose it' after another car stolen overnight.