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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.
Public schools
Public schools

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

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

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

We're working to enhance outcomes for all students, to improve teaching quality, to innovate for the future and to work more effectively.
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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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News

New and renewed Scout reports
Scout now has updated information available about Human Resources, ATAR and SEF Self Assessment.
News

One stop shop for data analysis
Watch Secretary Mark Scott, Deputy-Secretary Murat Dizdar and Principal Robyn Matthews discuss how Scout can assist our teaching staff.
Event

Register: Term 2 training for school leadership teams and teachers
The Scout Essentials team has added a range of training sessions to the Term 2 schedule. Learn how to use Scout effectively.

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This information is current as at 23/04/2019 01:05pm, AEST. For the most up-to-date information, go to https://education.nsw.gov.au/early-childhood-education/working-in-early-childhood-education/home.

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