Overarching policies - DCA
Overarching policies - DoE
An Arts and Education Partnership: Department of Culture and the Arts and Department of Education 
In 1996 the Minister for Culture and the Arts funded a two year pilot project, Schools Arts Visits Organisation (SAVO) to provide a service to assist teachers to introduce young people to live arts experiences. The project was launched in September that year by the Minister for the Arts, the Hon Peter Foss QC MLC. and the Minister for Education, the Hon Colin Barnett. SAVO was the first partnership between the Department of Culture and the Arts (DCA) and the Department of Education (DoE).
Conceived in 1998 through SAVO as a one-year pilot project, ArtsEdge is a strategic alliance facilitating partnerships across and between the education, arts and cultural sectors. Since 1999, the DCA and the DoE have delivered the program in collaboration.
The Creative Connections/ArtsEdge Senior Officers Group (CCASOG) was established in support of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the DCA and DoE. The MOU supports the vision and objectives of Creative Connections: An Arts in Education Partnership Framework, initially released in January 2005 and the ArtsEdge Program.
Creative Connections reflects the best in national and state policy development and provides the framework to deliver the best value for the public. Creative Connections builds on the expertise, understanding and operational capacity of both departments in stimulating an education system that nurtures increased creativity, imagination, skills and knowledge.
In addition, the DCA and DoE’s overarching strategies guide the daily work undertaken through the ArtsEdge program.
The ArtsEdge annual Activity Plan is developed to address the objectives as outlined in the Creative Connections Partnership Framework as well as identify links to key actions outlined by each department’s operational plans.
DCA and DoE continue to consolidate their arts in education partnership and in December 2011 signed an MOU for continued collaboration from 2012 - 2016.
Minister for Culture and the Arts The Hon. John Day BSc BDSc MLA
Minister for Planning; Culture and the Arts; Science and Innovation.
Minister for Education
The Hon. Peter Collier BA DipEd MLC
Minister for Education; Energy; Indigenous Affairs
DCA Arts and Education policy enquiries to:
Senior Policy Officer
Young People and Education
Department of Culture and the Arts
Gordon Stephenson House
140 William Street, Perth WA 6000
Tel: (08) 6552 7300
Size and Spacing of Government of Western Australia DCA/DoE Co-badge Logo
The DCA/DoE co-badge logo must be reproduced so the width of the State Coat of Arms (measured tail to tail) is no less than 15mm. For general usage, the State Coat of Arms should be 20mm wide.
For more information on using government logos visit the common badge website.
When the DCA/DoE co-badge logo appears with other logos to reflect participation in collaborative ventures, the logo must be equal in size to the logo of the partnership agencies or organisations, but not smaller than the minimum size stated above.
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Overarching Policies
Department of Culture and the Arts
DCA through the Creative Connections Partnership Framework, its partnership with DoE, is taking a leading role in the promotion of arts in education, recognising the three key principles of the National Education and the Arts Statement:
- All children and young people should have a high quality arts education in every phase of learning;
- Creating partnerships strengthens community identity and local cultures; and
- Connecting schools with the arts and cultural sector enriches learning outcomes.
It is focused on enriching the lives of all Western Australians by supporting the arts and cultural sectors to provide unique and transforming experiences.
Department of Culture and the Arts Strategic Plan
DCA's Strategic Plan emphasises public value including the ways in which our community supports, participates in and relates to arts and culture. The Plan articulates DCA’s vision, purpose and values, and outlines tangible objectives and practical delivery through its operations from January 2010 to December 2014.
Creating Value – An Arts and Culture Sector Policy Framework
Creating Value is the culmination of many months of research and consultation and provides the overall strategy, priorities, principles and outcomes that will guide DCA’s investment in culture and the arts between 2010 – 2014.
Young People and the Arts Program
Since 1997 and the launch of DCA’s first Young People and the Arts (YPA) Policy, the department has provided support for arts activity that nourishes creativity and engagement in young people aged 26 and under.
In March 2011 an Action Plan for Young People and the Arts 2011-2012 was launched. It identifies a range of new actions in the area of young people and the arts. The plan aims to engender creativity and engagement in young artists and arts workers, children and young people, their support networks and the Young People and the Arts Sector.
In addition, the Young People and the Arts program supports a number of organisations through triennial, multi-year and annual program funding as well as an arts funding program for activities by, with and for young people aged 26 and under.
YPA enquiries to:
Senior Policy Officer
Young People and the Arts
Department of Culture and the Arts
Tel: (08) 6552 7300
Department of Education
All schools are required to comply with State legislation including the School Education Act 1999 (WA) and the School Education Regulations 2000 (WA). It is also mandatory that all government schools comply with Department of Education policies.
Other policies include:
Better attendance: Brighter Futures
Behaviour Management in Schools
Design and Technology - Hazard Identification and Risk Management Guidelines
Duty of Care for Students
Excursions - Off School Site Activities
First Aid for Sickness and Accidents in Schools
Financial Management in Schools
Information and Communication Technologies Security
Occupational Safety and Health
Purchase of Goods and Services, Procurement and Contracting within the Education and Training Portfolio: Policy, Procedures and Guidelines
Risk Management
Visitors on School Premises
Copyright for Schools
Advertising and Sponsorship
Advertising and Logo Use
It is important that artists and educators discuss key issues when developing or participating in arts in education projects or programs.
Visit the DoE Policy Portal here.
Artists preparing to work in a school environment should read our online resource Artists in Schools.