The Blueprint for Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD, 2008) underlines the importance of providing opportunities for every child to succeed, in every circumstance. The Blueprint points out that, while previous reforms are paying dividends, improvement is not yet consistent across all schools. So, to support a reform agenda for all schools to improve, this...

The Supporting children, young people and their families affected by homelessness guidelines have been developed primarily for all primary and secondary schools across Victoria to improve the wellbeing, educational experiences and outcomes of children and young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The Department is working in partnership with other government departments...

There is increasing evidence that in response to Melbourne’s tight rental market, a new model of for-profit rooming house provider has emerged.

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...