QAI made a submission to the Education, Arts and Communities Committee on the Education (General Provisions) Amendment Bill 2025.
QAI supports the amendment enabling principals to delegate the function of telling students about suspension decisions to another appropriately qualified teacher at the school. However, this measure must be accompanied by other amendments that seek to improve the quality of suspension decisions and enhance the accountability of suspension decisions, given the significantly detrimental impacts they have on students, families and the broader community.
QAI also recommends the Department of Education resume the work initiated by the previous Minister for Education regarding the introduction of Student Support Plans for students in particular cohorts who are at risk of receiving disproportionate school disciplinary absences, including students with disability, First Nations students, students in out of home care and students belonging to two or more of these groups.
Read our full submission here: