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Community Language Schools Funding Program
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The Department of Education and Training’s (the Department) Community Language Schools Funding Program provides annual per capita funding
to support not-for-profit community language schools (CLS) to deliver community language programs to Victorian school-aged students outside
school hours and to preschool-aged children (where approved by the Department).
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2024 CLS Grant Application:
Accredited CLS applying for funding under the Community Language Schools Funding Program in 2024 will need to submit an online application via SmartyGrants including uploading an Excel spreadsheet
with their student enrolment data and campus details. The application process will commence in mid-February 2024.
Information sessions including a demonstration of SmartyGrants, will be held in early February. Attendance at ONE of the information sessions is mandatory for new CLS seeking funding
for the first time in 2024.
A link to the SmartyGrants application form will be sent to all CLS following the information sessions.
For more infomraiton, please contact DET on community.languages@education.vic.gov.au
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The Department will fund:
- School-aged students (i.e. Prep – Year 12)
- Students who attend approved campuses of community language schools
- Students who are Australian or New Zealand citizens, permanent residents or hold temporary visas
- Students whose enrolment details can be matched with a Victorian Student Number (VSN)
- Students who are enrolled in, and regularly attending the community language school as of 14 March 2024
- Students who are home-schooled and have a letter from the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) confirming their registration for home-schooling in 2024
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2024 CLS Accreditation
Community Language schools will need to apply successfully for reaccreditation in this year’s round in order to receive funding for the period 2025-2027. Here is some important information about the process:
Reaccreditation Information Sessions
All schools planning to apply for reaccreditation must attend one of the following online information sessions:
- Tuesday 23 July - 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM
- Thursday 25 July - 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM
- Tuesday 30 July - 6.30 PM to 7.30 PM (New CLS)
Accreditation Pack
There are a number of important documents you will need in order to apply for accreditation:
- GUIDE: the Department’s Accreditation and Funding Guide
- APPLICATION FORM: an application form
- TEMPLATES: the required templates
- SAMPLES: some helpful sample documents
- CHECKLIST: a checklist to help make sure the prepared documents meet requirements
A full list of accreditation requirements is available here: https://www.cls.vic.edu.au/
Also, to access the CLV additional templates and the Unit of Work resources, please join our Google Classroom Support Group.
Closing date for applications is Monday 16 September 2024.
For new community language school wishing to express interest, please email cls-accreditation@unimelb.eu.au.
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Public Liability Insurance
The Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA)
All funded community language schools are now covered by VMIA insurance.
- Public Liability Insurance
- Personal Accident - Policy Number
- Professional Indemnity Insurance Policy
- Directors And Officers Liability Insurance Policy
Please contact VMIA support team at contact@vmia.vic.gov.au to access the client portal to download a copy of the insurance policy
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