ABOUT US

Background to the Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council

• The role of the Council is to provide policy advice and information to the Minister in relation to home education
• be responsible for monitoring individual home education programs
• provide a reference point for queries, respond to community concerns, and maintain liaison with other agencies about home education
• organise ongoing support and assistance to home educators
• the Council is made up of six volunteer members, three of whom are home educators, the other three appointed from the Tasmanian community by the Minister
• The Council employs a part-time Administration Officer and two part-time Monitoring Officers to facilitate the work of the Council

Current Council Members:

Ms Sue Robb
Ms Anne French
Mr Ian Henderson
Ms Peter Norton
Mr Ed van Galen (Chairperson)
Mrs Sally Mineur

Role of the Council

The Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council assists the Minister for Education by:

• advising on effective support for home educators
• advising on policy issues for home education
• recording notification of home education
• providing a mechanism to uphold the integrity of home education and to prevent abuses of this option
• providing an annual report

THEAC Office Contact Details

Administration Officer:

Mrs Sue Langdon
Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council
23 Canning Street
Launceston
Tasmania 7250

Phone/Fax: (03) 6334 5381
email: admin@theac.org.au

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