Useful Links
General Links
- Queensland
Government Department of Child Safety
Minister for Child Safety and Minister for Women
Hon Margaret Keech MP
Level 7, 111 George Street, Brisbane Qld 4000 (07) 3224 7477
- Foster
Care Queensland
- Commission for Children and
Young People and Child Guardian
The Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian is an organisation which promotes and protects the rights, interests and wellbeing of all Queenslanders under 18. The Commission is independent, and its decisions are not influenced by any Government department or other agency.
Level 22, T & G Building
141 Queen Street
Brisbane, Queensland 4000
07 3247 5525 or 1800 688 275 (Free call)
Literacy Links
The foundations of human development are laid during a child's early years, and early childhood requires an integrated approach to a child's care, development and learning. Early childhood care and education (ECCE) is more than a preparatory stage assisting the child’s transition to formal schooling. Today, early childhood policies are placed within a broader context of social development, gender equity and poverty reduction.
- The Queensland School
Curriculum Council (1997) has defined literacy as being "the ability to
communicate by reading, speaking, listening and viewing".
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) stated purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture. UNESCO has drafted the following definition of Literacy:"... the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written materials associated with varying contexts. Literacy involves a continuum of learning to enable an individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his or her knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in the wider society."
- Literacy, the Key to Learning - Queensland Government information about
literacy.
http://education.qld.gov.au/literacy/index.html
