As of 1 July 2019 all businesses will be required to report their staff payroll and superannuation (super) details to the Australian Tax Office (ATO) digitally, via a Single Touch Payroll (STP) system.
The ATO's STP project is designed to streamline all payment information by requiring companies to lodge details of payroll when they run it, rather than months later. This requirement may not affect your early learning service(s) if you are already reporting this information digitally via a payroll software system such as MYOB, Xero or Ceridian.
Since the late eighties, Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments have made successive declarations defining their shared vision for school education in Australia.
The most recent, the Melbourne Declaration agreed by Education Council Ministers in 2008, articulated nationally consistent education goals for young Australians.
Each declaration has guided the design and delivery of education and laid the foundation for the development of school curricula and assessment.
It has been five years since the last review of the National Quality Framework (NQF) in 2014 –and it’s time to check back in and see what areas of the NQF can still be improved, including the National Law and National Regulations.
The NQF Review Team have been set the task of assessing whether the NQF is operating in a way that ensures Australian children attending education and care services are safe and supported in their educational and developmental outcomes.