BASMERT

About BASMERT: Bridgewater and Southern Midlands Education Renewal Taskforce

The Bridgewater and Southern Midlands Education Renewal Taskforce (BASMERT) was established by the Minister for Education to examine educational options following the Bridgewater High School fire.

BASMERT incorporates the phrase "Southern Midlands" in its name because following the fire the Minister decided that it was timely to review educational provision across the whole Southern Midlands area.

The taskforce is sometimes informally referred to as the "Bridgewater Community Taskforce" or the "Bridgewater Taskforce".

The taskforce is chaired by Councillor Tony Foster, Mayor of Brighton.

See below for:

the terms of reference of the taskforce
the members of the taskforce

Terms of Reference
The Taskforce is required to advise the Minister for Education on the following questions: What are the likely future enrolments in State schools in the whole area? This will involve estimating any likely increase (or decrease) in the population of the area due to current and future developments. How can we make sure that the way schools in the area are organised in the future fits with Department of Education policies and Local Government priorities? How well are existing schools and other facilities actually meeting the educational needs of the community? In this question we are thinking about �educational needs� of babies to adults with all ages in between. What should new educational buildings look like so that they deliver everything that young people in this area need from their education? How can we best provide opportunities for students in the area to continue into Grades 11 and 12 and beyond? This may involve some sort of training facilities and must link with the current review of Colleges and TAFE (Tasmania Tomorrow). How will education in the area be managed in the future?

Terms of Reference

The Taskforce is required to advise the Minister for Education on the following questions:

What are the likely future enrolments in State schools in the whole area? This will involve estimating any likely increase (or decrease) in the population of the area due to current and future developments.
How can we make sure that the way schools in the area are organised in the future fits with Department of Education policies and Local Government priorities?
How well are existing schools and other facilities actually meeting the educational needs of the community? In this question we are thinking about �educational needs� of babies to adults with all ages in between.
What should new educational buildings look like so that they deliver everything that young people in this area need from their education?
How can we best provide opportunities for students in the area to continue into Grades 11 and 12 and beyond? This may involve some sort of training facilities and must link with the current review of Colleges and TAFE (Tasmania Tomorrow).
How will education in the area be managed in the future?

Members of the Taskforce
NAME	POSITION
Councillor Tony Foster (Chair)	Mayor Brighton Council
Ms Yolande Lincoln	Chair Bridgewater High School Association
Ms Jenny Gale	General Manager Strategic Policy & Performance Department of Education
Ms Susan Parr	Chair Learning Services South-East School Improvement Board
Ms Jackie Brown	Farm Coordinator Bridgewater High School Farm
Mr Robert Rockefeller	Deputy Chair Learning Services South-East School Improvement Board
Mr John Klug	Community Liaison Officer Brighton Council
Mr Shaun Grice	Community Representative
Mr Shane Denny	Community Representative
Ms Chris Gee	Acting Principal Bridgewater High School
David Forshaw (Executive Officer to Taskforce)	Department of Education
Anne French (Recorder)	Department of Education

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