MYAN and Foundation House are hosting a national consultation to identify solutions to key issues impacting the education and wellbeing of students from migrant and refugee backgrounds in primary and secondary schools across Australia. 

 We would like to invite young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds and those working in the youth, education, settlement, and migration sectors  to join us to discuss national education policy issues and identify practical recommendations for inclusion in a national election statement to advocate to the major Australian political parties.

Due to the likelihood of a federal election being called later in 2021, the election statement will provide a platform for advocacy at the national level for policy improvements that support greater accessibility and responsiveness of educational systems in relation to students and families from refugee and migrant backgrounds.

The election statement will outline a number of priority issues decided by the National Education Roundtable Steering Committee, with detailed recommendations targeting key portfolios/ministers within the Australian Federal Government, the Federal Opposition and other major political parties. Recommendations will be developed at the national consultation. 

Using the National education Roundtable- Briefing paper as a guide, the committee has identified 6 key national issues for discussion:

·         Racism and discrimination 
.         Funding
.         Data quality and evidence base
.         Workforce
.         Digital divide
.         Longer term COVID implications