Tuesday 3 December 2013

FABSmeeting

Informatio

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WELCOMEJacques Bounin – Director Alliance Française

ABOUT FABSJulie Miehe – Chairperson

Agenda

• About FABS• About DETE • FABS Action Plan• New Family Survey• Sponsorship• Social media & Contacts

Since the last meeting…• FABS is fully registered as a non-for-profit legal

entity• 30 volunteers are working on the project, some of

them in a full-time capacity• The Executive Committee meets on a fortnightly

basis to make decisions on the project• Subcommittees have been created to workshop

specific activities such as pedagogy, operations, communication, events and sponsorship

• Support from DETE, French Embassy, Alliance Française and many Francophone organisations

Executive BoardJulie MieheChairperson

Muriel de GreslanVice-chairperson

Vincent VidalSponsorship Director

+ 6 volunteers

Aurelien CoursodonOperations Director

+ 5 volunteers

Nicole GirodFinance & Budget

Béatrice MarilhetCommunications Director

+ 3 volunteers

Charlotte Pineau-JohnsonFabrice Jeannin

Pedagogy Co-Directors+ 10 volunteers

Gen WilcoxSecretary & Events Director

Clotilde BelangerData Analysis

ABOUT DETEMs Sharon Mullins, Executive Director, Education Queensland

• DETE is the Department of Education, Training & Employment

• The Department is committed to ensuring Queenslanders have the education and skills they need to contribute to the economic and social development of Queensland

• DETE has established a dedicated FABS project Workgroup

DETE

DETE

Vision

Education, Training, Employment – Brighter Futures

Purpose

Every young Queenslander will be prepared with the educational foundations for successful transitions to further education, training and work.

DETE

• World-class education and training

• Strong educational foundations

• Skills for the economy

DETE Service Delivery Portfolios• Establishing & funding kindergarten & integrated

early years services• Parent & family support programs• Regulating, approving and quality assessing

education & care services

Early Childhood Education &

Care

• Delivering Prep to Year 12 in Qld state schools to prepare young people for successful transitions into further education, training and/or work

School Education

• Supporting the skilling needs of Qld trough funding, delivery and quality assurance of VET

• Providing information, advice and support to higher education providers, employers, apprentices and trainees to improve workforce participation.

Training, tertiary education & employment

DETE Range of Services• Public education at state schools

• Vocational education and training (VET)

• Administration of the apprenticeship and traineeship system

• Financial assistance, state-wide accreditation and regulatory

systems for Catholic and Independent schools

• Regulatory services and assistance to Queensland

universities

• Industry liaison

DETE Pathways

DETE

Core Learning Priorities:• Reading• Writing, including spelling, grammar and

punctuation• Numeracy• Science

United in our Pursuit of ExcellenceAgenda for Improvement

DETE

Core Learning Priorities (cont’d)• Attendance, retention, attainment and transition

of students at key junctures of schooling• Closing the Gap between the attendance and

outcomes of indigenous and non-indigenous students.

United in our Pursuit of ExcellenceAgenda for Improvement

DETE

Key Strategies:• School and community partnerships• School Curriculum• Teaching practice• Principal leadership and school capability

United in our Pursuit of ExcellenceAgenda for Improvement

DETE School Structure

DETE Education & Training Reforms for the Future

• Early Phase of Learning

• Middle Phase of Learning

• Senior Phase of Learning

DETE P-12 Curriculum Framework

Curriculum requirements from Prep to Year 12

DETE Action plan

• Liaise with FABS on establishing the project (including drafting a MoU)

• Identify suitable school sites• Promote the project to create a wider network for

French language teachers throughout QLD• Investigate the curriculum priorities• Research the HR requirements to ensure

teachers accreditation

FABS ACTION PLANJulie Miehe – Chairperson

START

PREPARE

LAUNCH

• Liaise and engage organisations to help FABS to go live

• Review existing data & analyse needs

• Approach a budget & seek sponsors

• Coordinate a cooperative and collaborative work program with all parties

• Sign a MoU with DETE• Communicate to FABS stakeholders

• Enrol pupils• Finalise deployment• Handover & School opening

FABS Action plan

NEW FAMILY SURVEYFabrice Jeannin – Pedagogy Co-Director

New Family Survey

• The FABS project is a partnership between the Department of Education, Training & Employment (DETE), the French Embassy, families and the FABS Board 

• We are launching a second survey which will allow us to:

– confirm your interest;– identify families;– ascertain the number of pupils;– find new participants & partners;– prepare a budget for the School.

• Your feed-back is essential to start the journey.

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SPONSORSHIPVincent Vidal – Sponsorship Director

Help us to fund FABS• Our goal is to get as much support as we can from

the business community• Please contact FABS if you have contacts who might

be interested in supporting the project and send us their details – sponsorship@fabschool.com.au

• Sponsors will receive immediate recognition, including the benefits of a positive profile of the project in Australia and overseas

• The project aligns very well within the education, youth and community engagement sponsorship frameworks

FABS Sponsors & partners

FABS wishes to thank our current sponsors which have helped us to date.

Supporting PartnersCorporate Sponsors

SOCIAL MEDIA & CONTACTS Julie Miehe – Chairperson

Facebook

Over 500 visits & 140

Contactsinfo@fabschool.com.au 

operations@fabschool.com.au sponsorship@fabschool.com.au 

events@fabschool.com.au

https://www.facebook.com/fabschool.Brisbane

Coming soon: a Website and a Quarterly Newsletter

Q&A session

Thank you