EDUCATION Minister Martin Dixon has criticised his own department’s handling of the decision to axe the alternative Steiner stream at Footscray City Primary, saying the way parents found out was ”not good…
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HANDLING OF STEINER CLOSURE CRITICISED
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STEINER RETHINK URGED
FOOTSCRAY City Primary School parents are still battling the Department of Education’s decision to axe the school’s Steiner program…
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BLOCKING THE STREAM
An Education Department edict to end the Steiner program at an inner-west primary seems to contradict a state government push to make schools more autonomous.
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RALLY OUTSIDE THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION A SUCCESS
Over 300 people attended Save Footscray City Primary’s Rally for Choice in Education today and with more coming later to join in the family friendly picnic and petition signing in the adjacent Treasury Gardens.
When met with concerned police at the Rally outside the Ministry for Education, organisers moved to allay fears as Channel 7 and 2 news set up to capture the protest and hear from beleaguered School Council President, Tim Sharkey and Vice President Andrew (‘Snowy’) Johnson. Journalists from Herald Sun, The Age, Footscray Star, Maribyrnong Leader and Socialist Alliance interviewed parents who remain highly concerned for their children’s education with other local schools capped, and Collingwood College’s Steiner program full with a wait list already in place for 2012 preps.
Tim Sharkey called on Minister for Education, Martin Dixon to “sit down with us now to solve this with only seven weeks to go of the school year. The Minister is our only option. Minister Dixon supports choice in the west, including dual stream schools. We have options – let’s work them through together.”
This evening the number people who have signed Save Footscray City Primary’s online petition reached 1000 people. Thank you to everyone for your support. Photos by Tahnia Trusler & Sean Cummins.
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HARD LESSON IN LOSS OF TRUST AND AUTHORITY
Raimond Gaita outlines a moral and philosophical framework to the issues around the axeing of the dual stream curriculum at Footscray City Primary School in today’s Age newspaper.
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CH7: SAVE FOOTSCRAY CITY PRIMARY
News Coverage: Thursday 27 October 2011 Channel 7 News
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STEINER PROGRAM AXED IN SCHOOL SHAKEUP
PARENTS at an inner-city primary school have been left reeling after the Education Department yesterday moved to sack the school council and scrap the alternative Steiner curriculum without consultation.
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Save Footscray City Primary School 