More child care support for more families in Forde is here with the start of the Coalition Government’s new child care system. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said the reforms would provide much needed child care relief for local families. “For too long families in my electorate of Forde have struggled with…
Families in Forde are urged to make the switch to the Turnbull Government’s new child care and early learning system or risk missing out on the new subsidies. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said new data showed with just weeks to go until the new system started on July 2, around 50.98%…
The Turnbull Government has backed school chaplains with hundreds of millions of dollars in new funding as part of the 2018-19 Federal Budget. The Turnbull Government has announced its ongoing support of the National School Chaplaincy Programme, which provides vital pastoral care services to thousands of students and school communities across Australia. Federal Member for…
The Turnbull Government has released a landmark report into Australia’s school system that outlines a clear plan to ensure every school student; including those in Forde have the opportunities they need to succeed. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said he welcomed the Turnbull Government’s in-principle support for all recommendations of the Review…
Around 1000 children at 31 preschools in the electorate of Forde will be given the opportunity to learn a second language this year thanks to the Turnbull Government’s Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) program. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said it was encouraging to see to see so many local preschools taking…
Parents and school communities can access an online school funding estimator for information about the impact the Turnbull Government’s new funding arrangements for their schools from 2018. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said the Government was investing record and growing funding into Australia’s schools. “We are ensuring that extra funding is needs…
Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen is encouraging local preschools to introduce children to a new language in 2018. Applications are now open for participation in the Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) program which engages preschoolers with languages other than English through a series of fun, play-based apps, which are aligned to the Early…
An additional $416,804,200 for local Forde schools is one step closer after the Turnbull Government’s Gonski needs-based funding plan passed the House of Representatives. Member for Forde Bert van Manen said the Turnbull Government’s needs-based funding reforms had been endorsed by David Gonski himself and would see local schools get a $10.1 million average…
A new schools funding estimator will help parents, teachers, principals and school communities in Forde see exactly how they stand to benefit from the Turnbull Government’s new $18.6 billion needs-based schools funding plan. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said the new online estimator showed that schools across the Forde electorate would benefit…
All children in Forde will be able to access 15 hours of preschool a week under a new agreement for early childhood education by the Turnbull Government. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said more than 3217 children in Forde would reap the benefits of the additional $4 million funding for preschool education.…