The Tasmanian Liberals believe that by extending high schools through to year 12, we can begin to improve retention and make sure Tasmanians have the skills and qualifications to succeed. The fact that the Government wants to talk about our visionary high schools policy just highlights their own lack of ideas to improve our education [...]
Year 7-12 High Schools within a Decade – repost
This is a repost of our policy announcement from June 2011 that a future Liberal Government will extend Tasmanian high schools to year 12. Feedback is most welcome, below. Under a Hodgman Liberal Government, Tasmanian High Schools will go up to year 12 within a decade of being elected to office.
McKim turns student achievement award into Green political propaganda
I am appalled at reports that Mr McKim has shamelessly re-named a taxpayer-funded student award for outstanding achievement in order to peddle his Green ideology. It has been a longstanding tradition that each year the Education Minister provides an award for outstanding achievement at school assemblies around the state. This year we have been told [...]
School closure policy threatens economic growth and viability of rural communities
Mr McKim’s school closure policy is putting at risk 650 potential new jobs in the Fingal community. Hard Rock Coal Mining wants to invest $40 million into a new coal mine on the outskirts of Fingal, and in the process create hundreds of desperately needed new jobs.
Polytechnic: Minister must guarantee frontline teaching jobs won’t go
Nick McKim must guarantee that the 50 positions he is about to scrap at the Tasmanian Polytechnic will not be frontline teacher positions. And he should also come clean on the number of fixed term teachers who we know have been told they will not have a job in 2012.
