Values in Action Schools Project
VASP – Values in Action Schools Project – is a national project in which clusters of schools are funded to design, implement and evaluate the outcomes of high quality values education projects. The Values in Action Schools Project reflects the Australian Government’s commitment to high quality schooling and to the role that effective, planned and systematic values education can have in improving social and academic outcomes for Australian students. VASP will build on the significant values education work that has taken place in schools since the National Framework for Values Education in Australian Schools was sent to all schools in 2005.
All Australian schools, through cluster arrangements, were invited to apply for grants to support school clusters designing, implementing and reporting on innovative values in action education projects during the 2009 school year. The VASP Cluster projects have been funded to conduct high quality values in action projects. These will provide evidence-based guidance to all schools on how to effectively use values education to improve educational outcomes for the long-term benefit of students, teachers and the whole school community.
Follow the links below for further information on the Values in Action Schools Project (2008-2009).
National Briefing Sessions
Two National Briefing Sessions will be convened for cluster leaders and university advisors at critical points in the project. The first National Briefing Session was held in Melbourne on 10 December 2008. The second National Briefing Session will be convened in Canberra on the 28 – 29 April 2009, prior to the National Values Education Conference 30 April – 1 May 2009.