School Forums

State and Territories and non-government education authorities are coordinating the conduct of values education forums and drug education forums in every Australian school. These forums are funded by the Australian Government with $16 million over four years ($10 million for values education forums and $6 million for drug education forums).

Each school community will make decisions about its forum in the light of the National Framework for Values Education in Australian Schools (2005) and its own particular circumstances.

School forums:

• are not intended to be stand-alone events but rather to be an integral part of the school’s values education journey;
• may be a single event or a series of events;
• may be conducted by individual schools or as a cluster;
• will be funded on application;
• funding is dependent on a forum report by individual participating schools.

To apply for funding to conduct a values education forum schools need to contact their State or Territory Values Education Contact Officer. Contact details and more information on values education forums can be found at the States and Territories menu.

To find materials to assist you in conducting values education forums visit the Resources menu.