This Issues Brief explains that decisions about the opening and closing of schools and the school calendar are, for non-government schools, largely left in local hands. This arrangement is the result of over a century of productive dialogue between the government and the non-government school sector.

The overall aim of this study is to collect detailed information about the life course development of children who enter OOHC for the first time and the factors that influence their development.

This research report examines the factors that influence effective communication practices between caseworkers and children as reported by children and if that influences children’s socio-emotional functioning over time.

This research report aims to understand the pathways and experiences of children who entered out-of-home care in NSW and to examine educational outcomes.

This research report examines the influence of placement stability and a range of other factors on developmental outcomes over time for children in NSW.