A Labor Government will create a $1 million excursion fund to help schools give students more out-of-classroom experiences while keeping costs for parents down.
Excursions are an important part of a child’s education because they allow them to gain knowledge they can’t learn in the classroom, while having fun and breaking up the everyday school routine.
Today I was joined by Tasmanian parent Jasmine Flannery, who has two primary school-aged children. Jasmine and her children all agree that more excursions will make for a better learning experience.
In addition to the excursion fund, Labor’s Right Priorities Plan also has measures to cut other costs and remove barriers parents face with education and training.
These include making it easier to afford school fees, providing more support to get kids playing sport, expanding after school hours care, and making it easier for parents to access childcare if they’re studying themselves.
After ten years of a Liberal Government, Tasmania’s education outcomes are some of the worst in the nation, and cost-of-living pressures are rising every day.
Labor’s plan will be good for kids, good for parents, and importantly, good for family budgets.
Labor’s plan to ease the costs parents face with education and training
Measure | Cost |
| $0.1m |
| $1m |
| $1m |
| $0.9m |
| Nil |
- 1Increasing childcare subsidies is a combination of increasing the subsidy available (from 25% of costs up to $400, to 50% up to $800), and also promoting the support more widely, as only about $4,000 worth of subsidies were paid to 21 people last year.
- 2Providing more learning opportunities in the community and minimising parent and guardian contributions.
- 3Based on last year’s redemption rates, an additional $1m will result in another 8,500 kids receiving help with sports fees.
- 4Locations for the extension of after-hours care will be determined through an EOI process based on local need
Labor’s Right Priorities Plan is available here
Josh Willie MLC
Shadow Minister for Education & Early Years
