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ICT-related Government Policy Links

Overview

PolicyPublic schools operate within policy guildelines developed by various state Education departments, which in turn operate within a policy framework developed by their State government and (increasingly) the Australian Federal government. Non-government schools too must operate within these government frameworks.

This page includes links to policy documents developed by State and Federal governments and public school agencies in Australia. These documents may be a useful starting point for the consideration and development of planning strategies and policy documents within individual schools.

Government Policy
Federal and State government policy relating to ICT in Australian schools.

Federal Government Links
National Curriculum
Information about the proposed national curriculum.

MySchool
NAPLAN results for all schools in Australia. Also provides other information about each school - web address, enrolment numbers, etc.

Digital Education Revolution (2008)
Details of the Federal Labor government's program to support ICT in schools, including lists of schools that have received funding.

Labor DER Policy (2007)
Pre-election policy document.


NSW Government & Party Policy Info
NSW Govt Audit Office
Search for reviews of all major NSW Govt programs.

NSW Auditor-General's Performance Report
Using Computers in Schools - followup of 2000 performance audit.

NSW Government CIO
The Chief Information Office is responsible for developing government-wide communications technology strategies in collaboration and partnership with government agencies.

NSW Government eTenders
This website lists upcoming, current and closed business opportunities that have been provided by NSW Govt agencies, including Education.

NSW State Plan
A framework document for all NSW Government departments, including the Dept of Education and Training.

NSW Govt ICT Strategic Plan
Government ICT Plan that sets the framework for a coordinated government-wide approach to planning, expenditure and allocation of ICT resources.

NSW Govt Open Source Forum (2005)
Software exchange information and ideas, promote interoperability through the use of open source software and help agencies get maximum benefit from their ICT spending.

Computers in Schools Plan (1999)
Labor's school IT plan released before the 1999 State election.

Computers in Schools Policy (1995)
Released in December 1995 - a summary of the Labor Government's original Computers in Schools Policy (CISP), which brings the Internet into every school in the state, increases students' access to computers, and provides teachers with curriculum-related technology training.


 
 
 
 
ICT Policy Discussions
Policies for ICT in Education
Discussion and review of the policy environment relating to ICT in schools both in Australia and internationally. (USQ)

School ICT Administration
A large collection of research papers and international policy discussion. (Qld)

Student Blogging Guidelines
Some guidelines developed by students in a US school. Could be useful to consider for similar discussions with our classes.
 
Education Policies & Info
The links below are publicly-available resources, which relate to information distributed by Australian State government education departments. These links are provided for members of the public who are interested in policy documents relating to the implementation of ICT projects in schools.

South Australia

DECS Acceptable Use Policy (pdf)

DECS Cyber Safety (pdf)

ICT Security (pdf)


Queensland

Main DETA Policy Page

ICT Policy

Risk Management Policy

Smart Classrooms

College of Teachers


Victoria

Main DET Policy Page

Acceptable Use Policy

Software Licensing & Copyright


Tasmania

Web Safety in Schools Policy

ICT Conditions of Use


Western Australia
Main DET Policy Page
Search for Internet and ICT Policies.

Nothern Territory

IT Policies & Procedures


New South Wales
Main DET Policy Page
Search for policy documents relevant to NSW public schools, TAFE and the DET corporate sector.

Internet Publishing Guidelines (pdf)
Internet publishing guidelines for NSW DET schools. Published in 1998, (and now very dated) this document is worth a browse if only for the historical perspective. (Remember Navigator 3.0 Gold?)

Web Publishing Guidelines checklist (pdf)
One-page summary of the above publication.

Interim Blog & Wiki Guidelines (2007)
Guidelines published by the NSW DET web filtering team.

Wikis and Blogs (2006)
NSW TAFE site providing some useful, non-official discussion to assist in developing appropriate guidelines.

Podcasting Guidelines
Information published by the NSW DET relating to copyright issues in regard to podcasting for educational purposes.

Other Related Documents & Examples
Internet Acceptable Use Policy
NSW DET Acceptable Use Policy
Acceptable use policy for school Internet and email services, as published by the NSW DET.

Sample IAUP (30k - doc)
This sample school Internet Acceptible Use Policy developed from scratch by a group of teachers in Sydney, taking the best bits from existing policies and forming them into a generic policy example that can be used by other schools.


Student Publishing Permission Note
Some examples:
ISER Permission Note (pdf)
DET (Victoria) Permission Note (.doc)
Avoca Beach Public School (pdf)
US Example


Web Site Privacy Information
Some Examples:
Avoca Beach Public School

 
 

     
 
     
 
 
   
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