Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has committed support to Community Languages Schools across Australia. In a letter sent to Lucia Johns & Mr Michael Christodoulou AM, representatives of the NSW Federation of Community Languages Schools, Acting Assistant Secretary for Education and Immigration Ms Caroline Stevens acknowledged “the Government is committed to creating lasting change and will not waste a day, nor an opportunity to make a positive difference.”
“The Government recognises the importance of learning a second or additional language for our society, our economy and our multicultural nation, and has committed $15 million to provide community language schools grant funding of up to $30,000 over three years.
This will help community language schools to expand their programs to preschoolers, improve teacher training, and upgrading classrooms and teaching resources.”
The NSW Federation of Community Language Schools was established in Sydney in 1978 as a not for profit organisation. The aim of the Federation is to unite all community language schools and work together to sustain community languages and contribute to the multicultural assets of New South Wales. The organisation aims to assist all the community language schools to obtain benefits from the various programs offered by the NSW Government and strive to promote language education.
After more than 40 years of growth, the NSW Federation of Community Language Schools now represent 250 member schools in 460 locations (the number increases every year) with approximately 30,000 students who can choose to learn one or more from the 57 different languages available.
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