The 2nd Annual Social Inclusion in Education

Last year the Australian Government announced that it would spend $1.1 billion on a range of initiatives to provide disadvantaged students with support to improve educational outcomes.

In the higher education sector, the Federal Government’s goal for 20 per cent of HE enrolments to come from low socio-economic status background’s, is still high on the agenda for 2020. In addition, $108 million has been set aside to facilitate Partnership Activities between universities, schools and vocational education and training providers, to assist in attracting low SES students into higher education.

An established new advisory council in the Vocational Education and Training sector sends a clear signal that equity students are also an integral part of the VET system.

These ongoing reforms and targets present the perfect opportunity to further discuss enhanced equity in education through cross sector understandings and partnerships at this year’s Social Inclusion in Education Summit.

For more information on the developing programme or applications for presenting a paper at the event, contact the conference manager Leah Dansie, E-Mail: Leah.Dansie@informa.com.au Or Phone: 02 9080 4349.

The Social Inclusion in Education conference is the premier gathering of educators and administrators across the education sector. In 2009, this forum attracted over 150 attendees from Government departments, Vice-Chancellors, Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Pro Vice-Chancellors, Deans, CEOs, Managers, Directors, Student Equity Practitioners, Researchers, VET and Community and Industry stakeholders. These senior managers join together to examine the institutional progress towards the low SES and equity targets and to collectively discuss the strategies to increase participation of low SES and disadvantaged students.