Blueprint for Education and Early Childhood Development

Summit and Consultation Forums

To generate an understanding and commitment to the reform agenda, an invitational summit was held on 10 and 11 April, and several consultation forums are scheduled. These sessions are an opportunity to build partnerships with key stakeholders and an opportunity to bring stakeholders from the early childhood and school education sectors together.

Summit

A Statewide Summit was hosted by the Hon Bronwyn Pike MP, Minister for Education and Maxine Morand MP, Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development on Thursday 10 April and Friday 11 April 2008.Yellow Babushka doll opened up with orange doll inside

The summit provided an opportunity for invited international experts, education and early childhood practitioners, stakeholders and senior DEECD staff to discuss the Government’s proposed reform agenda. It also provided an opportunity for participants to provide direct feedback on the Blueprint discussion papers.

Consultation Forums

As part of the Blueprint consultation process, four half-day consultation forums were held between Thursday 1 May and Thursday 15 May, as follows:

  • Traralgon - Thursday 1 May
  • Geelong - Friday 2 May
  • Dingley - Tuesday 13 May
  • Moonee Valley - Thursday 15 May

The forums focussed on the Blueprint discussion papers, with a particular emphasis on the proposed reform actions and the consultation questions posed within the papers.

Participation in the consultation forums was being sought through public advertisements in local and regional papers and through direct invitations to early childhood services and school education practitioners. 

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Ministerial Presentations

Copies of Blueprint presentations made by the Minister for Education, Bronwyn Pike MP and the Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development, Maxine Morand MP can be downloaded here: