Home Schooling Consultative Group meeting – 12 December 2018
Read the agenda and minutes from the Home Schooling Consultative Group meeting held on Wednesday 12 December 2018, 12.00 pm.
Agenda and minutes
Members
- David Murphy (Chair)
- Mark Askew
- Joanna Clark
- Chris Krogh
- Sonia Matthews
- Gabrielle Oslington
- David Roy
- Carmen Smith
- Michael Wheeler
Date and time: Wednesday 12 December 2018, 12.00 pm.
Location: NESA 117 Clarence Street, Sydney, Level 6, Room 2.
Present: David Murphy (Chair), Chris Krogh, Sonia Matthews, David Roy, Michael Wheeler.
Apologies: Mark Askew, Gabrielle Oslington, Carmen Smith, Joanna Clark.
In Attendance: Sherylee Dawe, Manu Prasad.
The minutes of the 28 September 2018 meeting were confirmed out of session and have been published on the HSCG webpage.
Action arising: Nil.
None declared.
Action arising: Nil.
A report was provided on the national home schooling regulators’ conference attended by Senior Inspector, Sherylee Dawe. The practices in other jurisdictions, including home schooling representatives on Authorised Person selection panels and part-time school enrolment of home schooled children, were discussed.
After extended discussion, NESA confirmed that the current arrangements for Authorised Person recruitment would continue.
Action arising: Nil.
4.1 Updated AP handbook
Member feedback was discussed. The ensuing edits to the AP Handbook will be distributed to HSCG members out-of-session. NESA will consider providing reports to parents in the future subject to the availability of administrative and technological resources.
Action arising: AP Handbook to be distributed to HSCG members out-of-session.
4.2 Support materials as exemplars
An update was provided regarding the additional exemplars being reviewed for publication on the website.
Action arising: Project ongoing. Update to be provided at the next meeting.
Members were invited to complete an anonymous self-assessment questionnaire with regard to the HSCG meetings held during 2018.
Action arising: Members asked to return to NESA by Friday 21 December 2018.
Collated results to be tabled at the first meeting of the HSCG in 2019.
Access instructions were provided for HSCG email addresses, which have now been reactivated.
Action arising: Nil.
7.1 2019 Meeting dates
The following meeting dates for 2019 were proposed: 12 April, 3 July, 27 September and 11 December.
Action arising: Members asked to provide feedback by 11 January 2019.
The meeting concluded at 1.55 pm.