24BResponsibilities of Secretary of Department for senior secondary curriculum

24B Responsibilities of Secretary of Department for senior secondary curriculum

[Section 24B Inserted by No. 15 of 2015, s. 25, Applied:29 May 2015]

(1)  [Section 24B Subsection (1) omitted by No. 47 of 2016, s. 16, Applied:10 Jul 2017] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(2)  The Secretary of the Department has the following responsibilities in relation to the curriculum for senior secondary education:

(a) to advise the Minister on the priorities in relation to the development or revision of the curriculum for senior secondary education;

(b) to cause the Department to develop, and regularly revise, the curriculum for senior secondary education;

(c) to ensure that the curriculum for senior secondary education is –

(i) developed and revised in accordance with any priorities established by the Minister under section 24A ; and

(ii) [Section 24B Subsection (2) amended by No. 47 of 2016, s. 16, Applied:10 Jul 2017] suitable for use in State schools and registered schools.

(3)  In undertaking his or her responsibilities, the Secretary of the Department is to –

(a) consult and work collaboratively with any organisations that represent all, or any group of, registered schools; and

(b) consult with relevant teacher unions, and associations that represent parents of students, and take their opinions into consideration; and

(c) consider –

(i) the needs of the Tasmanian workforce; and

(ii) the needs of providers of vocational education and training, and of higher education, in developing their own accredited training courses and higher education courses.