Question On Notice No. 1661 asked in the Legislative Council on 20 September 2018 by Hon Donna Faragher
Question Directed to the: Minister for Education and Training
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I refer to the work being undertaken by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education regarding play-based learning and I ask:
(a) will the Minister provide more detail on the work being undertaken by her Parliamentary Secretary and, if not, why not;
(b) who has the Parliamentary Secretary met with and/or intending to meet with in relation to this work; and
(c) what is the time frame for the completion of the Parliamentary Secretary's work and will it be made public and, if not, why not?
Answered on 1 November 2018
Answer
- Since Term 2, 2018, the Hon Samantha Rowe MLC, my Parliamentary Secretary, has visited metropolitan and regional schools with senior officers from the Department of Education to observe and discuss how public schools achieve a balance between explicit teaching and play-based learning across the early years of schooling to Year 2.
- To date, the Parliamentary Secretary has met with children, parents, teachers and school administrators at six metropolitan and four regional public primary schools.
Key Stakeholders:
- Western Australian Primary Principals’ Association
- Commissioner for Children and Young People WA
- Catholic Education Western Australia
- Nature Play WA
- Wanslea Family Services
- Association of Independent Schools of WA
- Early Childhood Australia (WA)
- Telethon Kids Institute
Metropolitan schools:
- Currambine Primary School
- Melville Primary School
- Dianella Primary College
- Edney Primary School (High Wycombe)
- Creaney Primary School (Kingsley)
- Springfield Primary School Kallaroo)
Regional schools:
- Baynton West Primary School (Karratha)
- Kingston Primary School (Australind)
- Pinjarra Primary School
- Mount Lockyer Primary School (Albany)
Four more public schools have confirmed their availability for visits in Term 4.
Metropolitan school:
- Huntingdale Primary School
Regional schools:
- Kalgoorlie Primary School;
- East Kalgoorlie Primary School; and
- Narembeen District High School
c. It is expected that the Parliamentary Secretary’s school visits will be completed by December 2018. The scope and timeline for work arising from the school visits will then be developed and the release of this information will be determined at that point.