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Government and Dept of Education Policy Links

Overview

Public schools in NSW operate under policies developed by the NSW Dept of Education, which in turn operates within a policy framework developed by the NSW government and (increasingly) the Australian Federal government.

This page provides links to publicly available policy documents developed by these agencies.

Federal Government Policy Links

Labor's School ICT Policy Announcement (2007): "Federal Labor’s National Secondary School Computer Fund will allow every Australian student in years 9-12 to have access to their own school computer."

"The National Secondary School Computer Fund will allow secondary schools to apply for capital grants of up to $1 million to acquire new or upgrade information technology equipment."
Labor's Policy Document (pdf) (2007): Full details relating to the above media release.

NSW Government Policy Links

NSW Govt Audit Office: Search for reviews of all major NSW Govt programs.
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. (View the Dept of Commerce section for most DET related ICT tenders.)
NSW State Plan (2006): A framework document for all NSW Government departments, including the Dept of Education and Training.
NSW Govt ICT Strategic Plan (2006): 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.

Preparing Students, Teachers & Schools for the New Millennium (1997): A Report on Information Technology in NSW Schools. (135k pdf)
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.

NSW DET Policy Links

All DET Policy Documents: Search for policy documents relevant for NSW public schools, TAFE and the DET corporate sector.
DET ICT Strategic Plan (pdf) *
Communication Device Guidelines*: Covers the acceptable use of communication devices supplied by the DET for staff use - fax, phone, e-mail, etc.
Internet Publishing Guidelines (pdf): Internet publishing guidelines for DET schools. Published in 1998, (and very dated now) this document is worth a browse if only for the historical perspective (remember Navigator 3.0 Gold?)
Web Publishing Guidelines checklist (pdf): A one-page summary of the above publication.
Blog & Wiki Guidelines (2007): Published by the DET web filtering team.
Wikis and Blogs (2006): While not "official" DET policy, this TAFE site provides some useful discussion to assist in developing appropriate guidelines.
Podcasting Guidelines: Information for NSW DET schools on copyright issues related to podcasting for educational purposes.
Procurement Guidelines *: Memo distributed to DET schools in Sept 2007. See also Wazza's NSW purchasing links for other govt policy information.


InPrincipal *: Memos and information released to ISER schools each week about DET initiatives and projects.
(* DET Intranet Access required)