Quality education: the case for an education revolution in our schools
On the 27 August 2008, the Australian Government published a report (Quality education: the case for an education revolution in our schools) which argues that Australia needs to build a culture of high expectations in its schools for students and teachers. This culture must also be matched to effective transparency and accountability mechanisms that meet the needs of parents, policy makers and the broader community.
The report sets out how the government aims to improve the quality of education in three specific areas:
- Improving the quality of teaching: recruiting the highest performing graduates into teaching and recognising and rewarding top teachers.
- Measuring school performance: collecting and making available to parents in a clear and simple format information about the performance of their child and their child’s school; public reporting by schools of their performance on key measures including national test results.
- Helping disadvantaged school communities: using national data to target funding to underachieving schools; funding targeted strategies to lift performance by attracting higher performing teachers; funding intensive learning activities; engaging parents; and developing extended learning hours and services.
Quality education: the case for an education revolution in our schools
