Submission to the Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee Inquiry into Public School Funding
19 December 2025
Safe and Equal welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee Inquiry into Public School Funding and the impact of the Allan Labor Government’s decision to delay raising Victoria’s public-school funding to 75 per cent of the Schooling Resource Standard until 2031.
As the peak body for Victorian organisations that specialise in family and gender-based violence across the continuum, our submission highlights the potential impacts of delaying increases to public school funding on a core component of the Victorian Curriculum: Respectful Relationships Education (RRE).
Future funding is essential for the continued success of RRE delivery in public schools, fostering a culture of safety and respect that benefits the whole school community. Specifically, we need to ensure that there are:
- Increased support, resources and guidance for schools and teachers to address growing sexism, misogyny and backlash and implement RRE as a whole of school approach.
- More opportunities for teachers to build their capability through learning and professional development to enable confident, effective delivery of RRE in the classroom.
- Continued capability building and recognition for the RRE workforce to support the use of new RRE teaching and learning resources.
- Support for the establishment of dedicated RRE teachers or coordinators within all schools to alleviate RRE curriculum burden on teachers.
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