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Update 8 - December 2006
This update outlines how Building Better Schools initiatives continue to support teaching and learning, well-being, schools and and the education system as a whole.

Update 7 - July/August 2006
In this update:

• Middle Years
• Leading Edge Distance Education Service
• Secondary Education in Remote Communities
• Qualified Counsellors
• IDL Studio at Katherine School of the Air
• Indigenous Students’ Leadership and Mentorship Program
• Chief Executive’s Student Forum
• Parents and Teachers Working Together
• Enterprise Establishment Grants

June 2006
The Northern Territory Government has announced its three-year plan to implement the Middle Years in government schools across the Territory. For more information, visit the Middle Years website.

May 2006
A new Northern Territory Distance Learning Service to enhance the delivery of education services to students, distance education schools and communities across the Territory, more..

April 2006
In this update:

• Making the Most of the Middle Years community consultation concluded on 24 March 2006, more...
• Project Updates, more...

Update 6 - December 2005
In this update:

• Middle Years
• Professional Learning Communities
• Staffing Formula
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Indigenous Students’ Leadership and Mentorship Program
• Chief Executive’s Student Forum
• Parents and Teachers Working Together
• Programs for Young People to Undertake Leadership and Support Roles In Their Own Communities

Update 5 - October 2005
In this update:

• Distance Education
• Professional Learning Communities
• Expanding the Range of VET in Schools
• Indigenous Students’ Leadership and
• Mentorship Program
• Qualified Counsellors
• Chief Executive’s Student Forum

Update 4 - September 2005
In this update:

• Data Collection and Reporting
• Professional Learning Communities
• Learning Profiles
• Expanded Range of VET, Vocational and Enterprise Learning
• Staffing Formula
• Indigenous Students’ Leadership and Mentorship Program
• Qualified Counsellors
• Chief Executive’s Student Forum

Update 3 - August 2005
In this update:

• Middle Years
• Professional Learning Communities
• Collaborative Trial Sites
• Chief Executive’s Student Forum
• Indigenous Students’ Leadership and Mentorship Program
• Distance Education
• Qualified Counsellors

Update 2 - May/June 2005
In this update:

• Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting – making data count
• Staffing Formula
• Indigenous Students' Leadership and Mentorship Program
• Professional Learning Communities
• Distance Education

Update 1 - April 2005
In this update:

• School Counsellors
• Capability Development Unit
• Vocational and Enterprise Learning
• Chief Executive’s Student Forum Program
• Collaborative Trials and Specialist Teacher Pools for Remote Schools