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 [ … ]
Category: School reforms
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, [ … ]
Did you know Queensland’s senior schooling system has changed?
Depending on how old your child is, you may or may not be aware that senior schooling in Queensland has undergone some changes. The changes started with Year 11s this [ … ]
All students to sit NAPLAN online by 2021
All students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will be undertaking NAPLAN online by 2021 after Australia’s Education Ministers extended the deadline by a year. All schools were originally [ … ]
School funding: your questions answered in upcoming webinar
Australian non-government schools will be moving to a new funding system that will use parental income tax data to determine future school funding levels from 2020. School funding is a [ … ]
Parents contribute to NAPLAN review
Recent debate about the value and impact of NAPLAN has prompted a review of the national literacy and numeracy tests in Queensland. Queensland Education Minister Grace Grace has called on [ … ]