After a lengthy review process and several redrafts, the new Australian Curriculum has been approved and released. The document – dubbed Version 9.0 – was endorsed by Education Ministers on [ … ]
Category: School reforms
The Australian Curriculum Review: parents urged to continue giving feedback as ‘de-cluttering’ process continues
Acting federal Education Minister Stuart Robert has encouraged families to keep sharing their views on the draft new Australian Curriculum, which is undergoing a further round of de-cluttering and editing. [ … ]
The review of the Australian Curriculum: an update
Strong curriculum, quality teaching & orderly classrooms are the Australian Government’s priorities for school education – with Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge signalling further work would still be required on [ … ]
The new QCE: what will change after feedback from parents, students and schools
The organisation responsible for the roll out of Queensland’s new QCE system will make improvements to their processes after listening to stakeholders about what worked – and what didn’t – [ … ]
Schools need to help students ‘gear up for a tech-saturated world’: expert
COVID-19 put the world in a time machine and took it forward at least 10 years in the space of a few months which created the greatest disruption to education [ … ]
Have your say: Parents urged to get involved in Australian Curriculum review
If you’ve ever had a view on what should – or shouldn’t – be included in the Australian Curriculum, now is the time to have your say. One of the [ … ]
Parents ‘more empowered and interested’ post-COVID: families encouraged to voice an opinion on the Australian Curriculum
One of the biggest items on the national education agenda in 2021 is a review of the Australian curriculum. Australia’s Education Ministers have asked the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting [ … ]
Parents as “co-designers” of education reforms: independent schools urged to lead the way
The COVID-19 crisis has provided independent schools with the perfect opportunity to “customise” education to better meet the evolving needs of their families and communities, a provocative new report has [ … ]
Links for Year 11 and 12 families looking for the latest information on QCE/ATAR
Last updated: 26 May 2020 Dear 11 and 12 students and their parents: we know this is a worrying time for you and your family due to the learning disruptions [ … ]
The latest news in Senior Schooling
Like any big change, Queensland’s brand new senior schooling system – which has been rolled out with 2019’s Year 11 cohort – has sparked excitement… as well as some worries, [ … ]