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Inquiry into the ACT Auditor General report No. 6 of 2021: Teaching Quality in ACT Public Schools
The ACT Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Education and Community Inclusion (the Committee) has resolved to undertake an inquiry into the ACT Auditor General’s report No. 6 of 2021: Teaching Quality in ACT Public Schools.
The Committee will be announcing its call for written submissions to the inquiry in November 2021 and expects to commence holding public hearings in late November 2021.
The Inquiry will investigate and report on matters examined in the Auditor General’s report No. 6/2021, including the effectiveness of the ACT Education Directorate’s strategies and activities to improve the quality of teaching practices in ACT public schools.
The Auditor General’s report presents key findings and makes fourteen recommendations and can be found at: Report No 6 of 2021 Teaching Quality in ACT Public Schools.pdf.
The Chair of the Committee, Mr Michael Pettersson MLA, said: “We look forward to hearing from interested people and key stakeholder groups to better understand how we can further improve ACT schools.”
The Terms of Reference for the Inquiry will be made available in November 2021 on the Committee’s website at: https://www.parliament.act.gov.au/parliamentary-business/in-committees/committees/eci
Information about getting involved in the Inquiry by making a public submission in November is available at: https://www.parliament.act.gov.au/parliamentary-business/in-committees/Getting-involved
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For enquiries please contact the committee by email at LACommitteeECI@parliament.act.gov.au
or by calling the Secretary on 6205 0124.