| Initiative |
What happened this year |
What has been achieved |
What this means for next year |
Supporting |
| Improving the Department’s Recruitment Process |
The Staffing and Establishment Services Unit in the Human Resources Management Branch was established to improve the department’s recruitment processes. |
Development of an electronic recruitment system began, to support the unit’s management of recruitment and related matters. |
Completion of the electronic recruitment system will provide improved tracking and monitoring of vacancies within the agency. |
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| AllTogether |
AllTogether, a central, web-based database, was developed for the management of school staffing processes |
Use of the database commenced providing an easily accessible central data source to assist in the efficient management of the school staffing process. |
Continued development of the system will be undertaken throughout the year.
It is anticipated that AllTogether will be available in schools by the end of 2005.
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| Acquiring and Developing Digital and Online Content |
The department continued to purchase and develop digital and online materials for use in schools. |
A policy and management strategy on the acquisition, development and management of digital content was drafted.
A statewide licence was purchased for MacquarieNet.
A range of digital resources were developed to support the implementation of the Essential Learnings.
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Once endorsed, the new policy and management strategy will direct the acquisition and development of digital content to support teaching and learning in schools. |
Goal 4.1 |
| School Finance Management |
The Essentials Learnings for All report recommended that resource allocation for students with special and/or additional needs be managed through clusters of schools.
These resources are managed through central finance and human resource systems with budget reports provided to cluster management staff.
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Strategies for cluster resource allocation and financial management were developed.
Administrative processes were put in place for the management of cluster finances.
Reports for clusters were developed including those for statistical, resource and budget reporting.
Allocations were confirmed for clusters for 2006.
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Further work will be undertaken on resource allocation arrangements between clusters and schools. |
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| Treasury Output Review |
The departments of Treasury and Education conducted a funding review of the department for the Budget Committee. The review examined two major issues identified by the department in its 2004-05 submission to the committee:
- the management of enrolment demand
- the cost of maintaining school infrastructure.
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The review was finalised and informed the department’s 2005-06 budget submission.
From 2005-06 an allocation of $2 million per annum will be made for infrastructure maintenance, to reduce deferred maintenance in schools.
Treasury gained an understanding of enrolment demand issues.
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Deferred maintenance in schools will be reduced. |
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Essential Learnings