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Early childhood education
Early childhood education

The Early Childhood Education Directorate monitors, supports and regulates early childhood education services in NSW.
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Public schools

Everything you need to know about NSW public education, finding schools, understanding enrolment and accessing support.
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Teaching and learning

Information on curriculum taught in schools, Aboriginal education and communities, personalised support and professional learning and assessment.
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Student wellbeing

The Wellbeing Framework supports schools to create learning environments that enable students to be healthy, happy, engaged and successful.
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About us
About us

We ensure young children get the best start in life by supporting and regulating the early childhood education and care sector. We are the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population.

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What we do

Conducting research in schools

The Research team promotes, reports on and celebrates research completed in NSW government schools.

Apply for approval through the State Education Research Applications Process (SERAP) to conduct research in NSW government schools.

To find out if you need SERAP approval for your project, visit Projects considered under SERAP .
Go to SERAP Online to start your application.

Need help?

To learn more, download the SERAP guidelines (DOCX 69.64KB).

For assistance with SERAP Online, visit the SERAP Online user guide.

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This information is current as at 22/11/2019 11:56pm, AEDT. For the most up-to-date information, go to https://education.nsw.gov.au/student-wellbeing/child-protection/child-protection-policy-guidelines/glossary.

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