How to Apply for Community Languages Schools Program Funding

 

 The Program provides grants to fund the cost of teaching resources and materials and professional development for community language schoolteachers.

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See the Program Funding Guidelines

 

There are 3 types of grants available:

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1. Establishment grant

This is an initial, one-off grant of $2,500 for organisations that are setting up language classes for the first time. The aim of the grant is to help new community language schools in their first year.

To apply for an Establishment Grant, you must submit an Expression of Interest to register with the CLSP via their online portal, in early March of each year.

Before starting the registration process, ensure you have the following documentation saved on your computer and ready to upload.

• Constitution

• Certificate of Incorporation from the Department of Fair Trading

• ABN (and GST registration if applicable)

• Public Liability Insurance Certificate (ACLS members can purchase discounted PLI)

• Workers Compensation Insurance, Exemption letter from lawyer or accountant, or Statutory Declaration

• Bank Details on your organisation's letter head

• Your Teaching Program

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See below for more details.

If you do not have any of this documentation, you can contact ACLS' Education Officer for support.​

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2. Per capita grant (PCG):

You can apply for this grant after you have been operating for more than 12 months. The PCG is to help cover school operating costs such as teaching materials, staff wages and new equipment. The PCG is based on the number of eligible students enrolled during term one. 

 

3. Specific project grant (SPG):

You can apply for this grant after you have been operating for more than 12 months. A grant of up to $10,000 to develop teaching materials or run training activities. The project should benefit other community language schools that use the same language.
 

 

Details and documents required to apply to register an EOI for a CLSP Establishment Grant

1. A list with the names and contact details (email and telephone) of 5 of your organisations’ committee members – This includes the full names, email addresses and telephone numbers of your President, Secretary, Treasurer, Public Officer, and another committee member.

2. Your organisation’s Constitution – Your constitution must have a sentence saying that your association has as one of its objectives the teaching of your language to school-age students. You must send a copy of the whole constitution. ACLS has adapted Fair Trading’s Model Constitution. Please contact the ACLS Education Officer if you would like a copy of this.

3. Your Incorporation Certificate showing your incorporation number. Your school must be an incorporated association with Fair Trading NSW. This can take up to 2 weeks. To register you must complete Form A2. To register as an incorporated association, you will need: a committee of at least 3 people: at least 5 members; and your Constitution. When you become incorporated the word ‘Incorporated’ should be included in your organisation’s name. You can then apply for an Australian Business Number (ABN) and a bank account using your organisation’s incorporated name.

4. An Australian Business Number – after your organisation has become an incorporated association you can apply for an ABN. to apply for an ABN (with your organisation’s incorporated name) go online go to the ATO website.

5. Public Liability Insurance (PLI) policy – CLSs must have PLI for up to $20,000 000. ACLS provides PLI to our members at a discounted price. For more information and to apply to be included in ACLS’ PLI policy, please complete this form.

6. Your organisation’s bank account details (a personal bank account will not be accepted) on your organisation’s letter head. Your letter head must contain specific information. See here for more details: https://clsp.education.nsw.gov.au/s/bank-guidance-note

7. A copy of your schools’ Teaching Program – ACLS’ Education Officer can help you develop a teaching program. Please refer to the NSW Education Standards Authority’s Modern Languages Syllabus on the NESA website. There are also some resources for developing a teaching program available on the NSW Department of Education’s K-6 language website.

8. iCare Workers Insurance Policy or a Statutory Declaration signed by a representative of your organisation and witnessed by a JP stating you are a volunteer organisation and are therefore exempt from the requirement to have Workers Insurance.

9. A Verification Report form the Office of the Children’s Guardian showing your workers’ WWCCs are cleared.

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Important Information about Working With Children Checks (WWCC)

It is a legal requirement in NSW for everyone who works with children in your organisation to have a current and cleared Working with Children Check (WWCC). Your school/organisation must also be registered as a child related employer with the Office of the Children’s Guardian and you must verify that the WWCCs of everyone working in your school are current and cleared. When you have done this, you will receive a report from the Office of the Children’s Guardian confirming that your workers are cleared. More information about verifying WWCCs can be found here. WWCCs are just the beginning of your organisation’s responsibility to keep the children in your care safe. The Office of the Children’s Guardian has free resources and training to help you ensure your organisation is Child Safe. You can also ask ACLS’ Education Officer for more information.

 

For assistance with applying for an EOI to be registered with the CLSP you can contact:

Enya Gannon, ACLS Education Officer. Email: aiclschools@gmail.com Phone: 0409 719 658

Lynette Dong, CLSP Administration Officer. Email: commlang@det.nsw.edu.au Phone: (02) 92 445 730