This review forms one of a suite of four literature reviews that have been completed under the From Education to Employment theme. These reviews collectively identify strategies for assisting young people at risk of becoming NEET (not in education, employment or training) to make effective transitions into learning or employment post 16. In 2011 one...

The NSW Government has established a Ministerial Taskforce on Aboriginal Affairs following reports by the NSW Ombudsman and Auditor-General that were critical of the progress that is being made to improve the lives of Aboriginal people in NSW. UnitingCare Children Young People and Families has made a substantial submission on improving educational outcomes for Aboriginal...

The report provides both a comparative overview and national descriptions of entrepneurship education in European schools. The short comparative overview, covering EU Member States, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Turkey, shows that the great majority of European countries address entrepreneurship education through national strategies or initiatives. At primary education level, two thirds of European countries...

The use of child care, both informal and formal arrangements, has increased substantially over the past few decades, concurrent to maternal labour force participation. While Long Day Care (LDC) places increased by 39 per cent between 2004 and 2009; Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) places also increased substantially - 25 per cent in the same...

Highly effective schools have high levels of parent and community engagement. "Community" here includes parents, business and philanthropic organisations, and various services and not-for-profit groups. How "engagement" is defined and what it looks like in practice will vary from school to school. But, as the growing body of research makes quite clear, support from those...