Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_278
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 278
Character Range: 798220–800074

278       High Achieving Teachers Program                                                                                                                      To fund providers to deliver alternative pathways into teaching, to address teacher shortages and increase the quality of teaching, including by:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) recruiting and selecting high achieving individuals to be trained as teachers; and
                                                                                                                                                               (b) partnering with education authorities to place those individuals in preschools, primary schools and secondary schools with identified needs; and
                                                                                                                                                               (c) providing training and support to the individuals.
                                                                                                                                                               This objective has the effect it would have if it were limited to measures to meet Australia's obligations under:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, particularly Articles 2 and 13; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) the Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly Articles 4, 28 and 29.