The School Focused Youth Service (SFYS) was established in 1998 as a joint initiative between the Department of Human Services and the then Department of Education. The SFYS is inclusive of the school sector of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD), the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria (CECV), and the Association of...

This document reports on how children and young people aged 0 up to 18 years are faring against the whole-of-government government outcomes framework, focusing on their health, wellbeing, learning, safety and development. This framework comprises 35 outcomes of children’s health, learning, development, wellbeing and safety, and 150 indicators to measure progress towards the outcomes. Some...

Student wellbeing and student learning outcomes are inextricably linked as students can only reach their full educational potential when they are happy, healthy and safe, and when there is a positive school culture to engage and support them in their learning. The Effective Schools are Engaging Schools: Student Engagement Policy Guidelines support the rights and...

The student support service program enhances the capacity of Victorian government schools to meet the additional learning and wellbeing needs of children and young people through the provision of access to school and community specialist support. Student support services staff comprise psychologists, guidance officers, speech pathologists, social workers, visiting teachers and other allied health professionals...

The Victorian Government's establishment of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development will integrate early childhood services and schools across Victoria. Three discussion papers are available to provide an overview of this process, to examine early childhood development and school reform. Find these three discussion papers below in related content.