Student learning and assessment
Education should always be about student learning, but less important issues often get in the way. What should children learn? How can teachers, schools and governments put student learning and assessment first?
Reports
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16 April 2019
Commonwealth Orange Book 2019: Policy priorities for the federal government -
28 October 2018
State Orange Book 2018: Policy priorities for states and territories -
22 October 2018
Measuring student progress: A state-by-state report card -
26 November 2017
Towards an adaptive education system in Australia -
14 June 2016
Orange Book 2016: priorities for the next Commonwealth Government
News & Opinion
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11 November 2019
Revealed: the hidden problem with reading in Australian schools -
11 June 2019
Student mental health and wellbeing matters -
31 October 2018
No state has all the answers in school education -
26 October 2018
Tassie maths scores don’t add up -
24 October 2018
Why some NSW students are a full term ahead of Victorian counterparts
Speeches & Events
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13 November 2018
State Orange Book 2018: Policy priorities for states and territories – Melbourne -
01 August 2018
Post-Gonski 2.0: Supporting evidence-based teaching practice in the classroom – Sydney -
20 February 2018
Gonski 2.0 Review: What the Commonwealth should do (and not do) to drive improvement in school education – Canberra -
10 May 2016
Melbourne – Mind the gaps: what can we do about widening gaps in school education in Australia? -
13 April 2016
Brisbane – Mind the gaps: what can we do about widening gaps in school education in Australia?
Podcasts
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17 April 2019
Federal Election 2019: Big ideas for Australia’s next government -
17 April 2019
Commonwealth Orange Book 2019: Policy priorities for the federal government -
13 November 2018
State Orange Book 2018: Policy priorities for states and territories – Melbourne -
30 October 2018
State Orange Book 2018: Policy priorities for states and territories
Submissions
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17 June 2019
How to improve NAPLAN -
8 February 2018
The shocking truth about Australia’s efforts to ‘close the gap’