For information about 2023 MYLNS funding, please refer to the 2023 Student Resource Package guide, available at Student Resource Package – Middle Years Literacy and Numeracy Support Initiative.
Policy
This policy supports schools in implementing the Middle Years Literacy and Numeracy Support (MYLNS) initiative.
Summary
- The MYLNS initiative provides intensive teaching support to government secondary school students in Year 10 who are at risk of finishing school without the literacy and numeracy skills they need for future work and study.
- This initiative seeks to support and build on the work that schools are already doing to improve literacy and numeracy outcomes for all students, by providing additional teaching support to prioritised students as part of a whole-school approach.
- Funding is provided for schools to release teachers as numeracy and/or literacy improvement teachers to work directly with Year 10 students prioritised for support.
- Funding is available to all government schools with Year 10 secondary students, except for select entry, camp, language, and specialist schools.
- Detailed implementation guidance for schools is available on the Guidance tab.
- The published MYLNS implementation guide is available on the Resources tab.
Details
The MYLNS initiative provides intensive teaching support to Year 10 students in government secondary schools who are at risk of finishing school without the literacy and numeracy skills they need for future work, education and training.
This initiative gives students additional teaching support to improve their literacy and numeracy. The funding is for secondary schools to release experienced teachers as numeracy and/or literacy improvement teachers to work directly with Year 10 students prioritised for support.
Funding allocation
Schools do not have to apply for MYLNS funding. Funding is determined using NAPLAN literacy and numeracy data and included in the Student Resource Package (SRP). For more information on funding allocation, refer to: Student Resource Package – Targeted Initiatives (Middle Years Literacy and Numeracy Support Initiative).
Funding is allocated to schools based on the number of eligible students. Funding for 2023 is based on the number of Year 10 students in the school who were identified as achieving below the National Minimum Standard (NMS) or were exempt in Reading and/or Numeracy as per their 2022 Year 9 NAPLAN results.
Funding is available to all government schools with Year 10 secondary students, except for select entry, camp, language, and specialist schools. Funding amounts are expressed as FTE time release and funded at Classroom Teacher 2.5 level.
Schools will receive funding for both literacy and numeracy improvement teachers at 0.4 FTE (minimum) for direct teaching support. Funding for additional time release is provided to schools with higher numbers of prioritised students. Schools with Flexible Learning Option (FLO) programs or campuses will receive an additional 0.2 FTE to support students in FLO settings.
Funding allocations are included in the indicative Student Resource Package in Term 3 to support planning for the next year.
Funding is not re-allocated between schools if students transfer in or out during the school year.
Definitions
Prioritised students
For 2023, students in Year 10 who were below NMS or exempt in Reading and/or Numeracy as per 2022 NAPLAN results should receive direct teaching support in Literacy and/or Numeracy. If there is capacity, schools should identify additional Year 10 students based on a combination of data including school-based assessments, teacher judgement data, and behavioural and attendance records.
More information about student selection is available in the Guidance tab.
Improvement teachers
Schools release teachers within their school to undertake the role of a literacy or numeracy improvement teacher. Improvement teachers deliver literacy or numeracy direct teaching support to prioritised students.
Student achievement managers
Student achievement managers (SAMs) are located in the department’s regional offices. Their role is to support improvement teachers and school leaders in the day-to-day running of the MYLNS initiative. SAMs work with schools to develop strategies and approaches to ensure that the work of improvement teachers has the greatest impact for all MYLNS students and support the collection of data to monitor and evaluate the success of the initiative.
Related policies
- Annual Implementation Plan (AIP)
- Assessment of Student Achievement and Progress Foundation to 10
- EAL Support and Funding
- Framework for Improving Student Outcomes (FISO 2.0)
- Individual Education Plans (IEPs)
- Koorie Education
- Literacy and numeracy
- Re-engagement Programs
- Reporting Student Achievement and Progress Foundation to 10
- Student Resource Package – Targeted Initiatives
Relevant legislation
Reviewed 03 February 2023