This paper offers a description of and a contribution to a theory about the sector of out-of-school (non-formal) educational provision for young people. Focusing particularly on arts and culturally based activities, Julian Sefton-Green surveys the forms and structures of such provision and explores how it is used in a range of policy contexts, especially those...

The Learning Assistance Program (LAP) was established in 2004 with a 3-year funding period. Its purpose is to assist students enrolled in regular classes K-12 who are having difficulty in literacy, numeracy or language. It also focuses on building the capacity of classroom teachers to provide effective support to students experiencing difficulties in these basic...

The way school students understand work through their paid part-time work and participation in school-based apprenticeships has the potential to inform career decision making and further education pathways. Through classroom-based interventions this project sought to assist student’s and teacher’s understandings of ‘authentic’ work experiences.

There is clear evidence that addressing the low literacy levels of many children from disadvantaged backgrounds requires identifying and removing barriers these children face when starting school. Doing this will require new ways of working and greater partnerships and collaboration between schools and early years services.

The Department of Education and Training is committed to providing safe, secure and stimulating environments for all students, and provides a range of anti-bullying policies and strategies for schools to deliver on this commitment. A review of the anti-bullying policies and practices in Victorian government schools carried out by Deakin University and the Alannah and...