Review of the national curriculum
Download in PDF Download in Word It is the view of CDA that the present education system does not adequately meet the needs of students with disability. This is reflected in lower high school completion rates and workforce participation rates. A key reason for this is the deeply entrenched systemic culture of low expectations regarding […]
Australian Education Bill 2012
Download in PDF Download in Word Education is critically important for children and young people with disability, and CDA has strongly advocated for the need for systemic reform. Our current educational systems are simply failing to deliver the outcomes or the positive educational experiences that are required for all students.
National disability strategy implementation plan – exposure draft submission
Download in PDF Download in Word Children with Disability Australia views the National Disability Strategy (the Strategy) as integral to progressing disability reform in Australia. It is seen as a ‘roadmap’ for action to guide collaborative practice from all levels of government and in turn the wider community to support people with disability “to maximise […]
Consultation paper regarding establishment of a royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse in Australia
Download in PDF Download in Word Content note: Mentions of child sexual abuse. Children with Disability Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the consultation paper regarding the establishment of a Royal Commission into Institution Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Senate inquiry into teaching and learning
Download in PDF Download in Word Summary Children with Disability Australia is pleased to be able to contribute to this inquiry. Any examination of Australia’s education system and how to create value must include the experience of students with disability. The present Australian education system does not adequately meet the needs of students with disability […]
Senate select committee on school funding
Download in PDF Download in Word Children with Disability Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission to the Senate Select Committee on School Funding for its inquiry and report on the development and implementation of national school funding arrangements and school reform. The public interest in education remains a national priority, up there with […]
Schools workforce – productivity commission draft report
Download in PDF Children with Disability Australia (CDA) responds to The Productivity Commission’s Schools Workforce Draft Research Report. Summary CDA supports the Report’s finding that high priority “must” be given to workforce policy aimed at reducing educational disadvantage especially for students from “low socioeconomic backgrounds, students living in rural or remote areas, Indigenous students, and/or […]
Review of Funding for Schooling
Download in PDF Download in Word Children with Disability Australia provides feedback to the Review of Funding for Schooling. This submission provides comment on commissioned research and focuses on the report titled ‘Assessment of current process for targeting of schools funding to disadvantaged students’, due to it being the research which addresses the issues pertinent […]
Children with Disability Australia’s response to the Productivity Commission’s Disability Care and Support Inquiry
Download in PDF Download in Word As part of the Australian Government’s commitment to find the best solutions to improve care and support services for people with disability, the Productivity Commission was asked to assess the costs, cost effectiveness, benefits and feasibility of a National Disability Care and Support Scheme. After significant public consultations in […]
Review of disability standards for education 2005
Download in PDF Download in Word The present education system is not adequately meeting the needs of many students with disability. Children with Disability Australia (CDA) is of the view that the disability standards for education have not met their stated objectives. The Senate Inquiry (2002) by the Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Reference Committee […]
Breaking the NDIS bureaucratic nightmare so children with disability get services faster
Australia’s national representative body for children and young people with disability (CYDA) welcomes the NDIS Minister’s commitment to break the bottleneck for children to get their NDIS support.