The Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council was established in 1993 to advise the Minister for Education and the general public on matters to do with home education and to register and monitor individual home education programs.
The Council is not part of the Department of Education, it is an independent advisory council established and therefore directly responsible to the Minister under the Education Act regulations relating to Advisory Councils.
THEAC provides a reference point for queries, responds to community concerns and maintains liaison with other agencies about home education.
Council employs four part-time staff, two Administration Officers and two Monitoring Officers.
THEAC is made up of six voluntary members, three of whom are nominated by home educators, and three appointed by the Minister from the wider Tasmanian community.
THEAC beliefs
| All children are entitled to receive an adequate and appropriate education, including students who are being home educated. | | Home education is an excellent educational option for many children. | | Home education should continue to be recognised and supported as a legitimate option for education in Tasmania. | | All matters relating to individual circumstances of home educators should be maintained in accordance with the requirements of privacy legislation. | | Monitoring should be unobtrusive and sensitive to differing beliefs and practices, and be undertaken in a spirit of collaboration, support and assistance. | | Home educating parents should be free to choose from a wide variety of resources, commercial programs and curriculum materials in line with their educational values and beliefs. | | THEAC should not favour any particular home education program or curriculum materials. | | THEAC should maintain its independence from the Department of Education, and from any other government agency or non-government affiliation, and be directly responsible to the Minister for Education. |
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| Latest News | Please Note: The following information comes from a variety of sources and:
(a) Does not necessarily reflect the views held by the Council, nor carry Council's endorsement.
(b) Some information is drawn from data supplied to Tasmanian Schools which may not be available to home educated students. Please contact the person(s) nominated for full details.
(c) While every endeavour is made to keep information current (activities etc), THEAC would appreciate your advice if you find that an advertised activity or detail is no long current or available.
(d) Parents engage in programs advertised at their own discretion. THEAC advises that parents take responsibility for the appropirateness of the activities, resources etc advertised.
Entered 18/2/2010 HOME EDUCATORS' ANNUAL STATEWIDE PICNIC Saturday 6th March, 2010 at Ross 10am-2pm. A great day for the whole family! Meet your Council members, meet old and new friends and share in the fun of an Old Fashioned Country Picnic! BYO picnic baskets, smiles and friendship! BYO sports equipment and ideas! This event is supported by THEAC who supply tea, coffee, cordial and advice on home education in Tasmania. If you know someone who is interested in starting home education and they would like to know more, why not bring them along, or pass this information along to them. Everyone is very welcome! So come and join us!
Entered 18/2/2010 Robotics Tasmania presents a free public lecture and AGM "Spirit rover is blocked: doing science on Mars with a robot in trouble" by Dr Paulo de Souza, Research Director - Tas. ICT Centre. 5 for 5.30 pm Tuesday 23rd February 2010 CSIRO Marine Laboratories Auditorium, Castray Esplanade, Hobart. Refreshments provided. RSVP: cbracken@mackillop.tas.edu.au. Rovers are built to explore the environment, conduct science observations and execute commands uploaded by engineers and scientists. NASA sent two large rovers to Mars in 2003 and, after seven months of an interplanetary trip, they landed on the arid-cold surface of Mars. After six years of intense exploration, including many key discoveries on Mars, Spirit rover became blocked in a sand trap. It is in a difficult situation but is still able to conduct her science observations and communicate with us. Paulo, one of the Mars Exploration Rover scientists, will introduce you to Spirit’s curriculum vitae. He will describe how she was born, constructed, tested, packaged, sent to Mars and changed our knowledge about the history of Mars and of our Solar System.
Entered 18/2/2010 Seamless Transition from School to Work for People with Significant Disabilities. Last chance to register for this very important workshop. Ability Employment in Conjunction with the NDCO program Tasmania invite you to a discussion with leading US educator and author Dr Richard Luecking.
North West 1 March 2010
Launceston 2 March 2010
Hobart 3rd of March 2010
Sessions held in each region for teachers & service providers, family session in the evenings. Ph: Darlene 63243758 or Debbie 62261796.
Entered 18/2/2010 DEFENCE 2O20 YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM Investigating Defence Issues and Your Future: Is the Spirit of Anzac relevant to the ADF today? 6th May Hobart and 7th May Launceston. The Challenge will bring together young Australians, politicians, ADF personnel (many of whom will have direct and recent peacekeeping experience) and community representatives to explore many of the issues surrounding defence and Australias future.
Years 9-11 students will benefit most from the Youth Challenge Program, as it is particularly relevant to SOSE/HSIE, Citizenship Education and English curriculum areas. Schools will be invited to nominate 8 students and numbers are restricted to around 120 students to ensure all participants can be involved in this very interactive program. You will need to check if home educated students can participate www.defence2020.info
Online registration will open shortly.
Entered 18/2/2010 Student Subscriptions at the Theatre Royal are now open and is available to all full-time, secondary, TCE and university students and is proudly supported by the Theatre and the Friends of the Theatre Royal. In 2010 Student Subscribers can choose up to three shows from the following list at the extra special price of $45 ($15 per show). The shows available in 2010 are: A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Heart Matters, Mathinna, Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow, Red Sky Morning, TaikOz, The Age I’m In, The Little Sweep, The Shape of a Girl, Toy Symphony and Twelfth Night. Box Office, Theatre Royal 6233 3121 or boxoffice@theatreroyal.com.au.
Entered 18/2/2010 < 2010 Beginner Program: Clarence City Concert Band will soon commence and anyone 10 years of age or older are welcome to come along to the Information session to be held at 6:00pm on Wednesday 24th February at the Lindisfarne Citizens’ Activity Centre. http://www.clarencecityband.com/
Entered 18/2/2010 < Tasmanian Awards for Environmental Excellence 2010 The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is hosting the 2010 Tasmanian Awards for Environmental Excellence.
The EPA invites entries (until 31 March 2010) from individuals, schools and industry, community and government sectors in seven award categories, including Education. The Awards recognise and reward contributions to the enhancement, preservation and protection of the Tasmanian environment and their presentation will be held on Friday 4 June to coincide with World Environment Day celebrations.
Further details including an Awards Entry Kit can be obtained at: www.epa.tas.gov.au.
Entered 18/2/2010 < The Young Commonwealth Competitions With writing, film and photography categories, our 'Young Commonwealth Competitions' are open to anybody under the age of 30 living in the Commonwealth. They encourage creative responses to to global challenges and offer a unique international platform for new young talent... http://www.thercs.org/youth/competitions
Positive Partnerships Supporting School aged students on the Autism Spectrum Workshops and information sessions for parents/carers This Aust Govt/Dept of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations folder is available on loan to registered home educators. Contact the office 6334 5381.
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