2013 Advocacy
Proposed amendments to the Australia Council for the Arts Act PDF Print E-mail

Submission to the Senate Committee, Parliament House, Canberra

Prepared by Chris Bowen
April 10, 2013

We support Government’s intention to modernise the Act to increase relevance, retention of key elements including arms-length principle and some proposed amendments. We register concern that the new Act omits support for community arts, national identity and freedom of expression; and peer assessment is less robust and without specific provision in the new Act.

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School teacher subject area competencies PDF Print E-mail

Letter to the Minister for Education, State of Victoria

Written by Dr Richard Letts
February 4, 2013

The Victorian government produced a paper, New directions for school leadership and the teaching profession. The Music Council missed to the opportunity for input into that paper.

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An Inquiry into the Extent, Benefits and Potential of Music Education in Victorian Schools PDF Print E-mail

Submission to the Education and Training Committee, Parliament House, Victoria

Prepared by Dr Richard Letts
February 12, 2013

The submission argues for the provision of a high quality school education in music for all Victorian children. It provides statistics that estimate that more than 80% of Victorian public primary school students receive no music education.

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