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Emeritus Professor Phillip Hughes AO

Emeritus Professor Phillip Hughes AO. ACEL Lifetime Membership. Overview: Australia’s current education performance Drivers of education improvement A possible way forward. Inspiring Educational Leaders. NAPLAN Reading has reached plateau. Inspiring Educational Leaders.

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Emeritus Professor Phillip Hughes AO

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  1. Emeritus Professor Phillip Hughes AO ACEL Lifetime Membership

  2. Overview: • Australia’s current education performance • Drivers of education improvement • A possible way forward Inspiring Educational Leaders

  3. NAPLAN Reading has reached plateau Inspiring Educational Leaders

  4. So has NAPLAN Numeracy

  5. Australia’s PISA rankings are falling

  6. So are Australia’s TIMSS rankings

  7. Opportunities and pathways for young Australians How Young People are Faring ‘10, Foundation for Young Australians 2010

  8. Secondary school students by sector Australia 1950-2010 “Our son... has recently been assessed as a Visual Spatial Learner and probably a Twice Exceptional (2e) child.  This follows earlier diagnosis of anxiety/depression, a sensory processing disorder and mood dysregulation. He is a complex, creative and compassionate young man. “His current (non-government) school principal advised us last week that his classroom teacher and welfare support coordinator can not continue to manage [his] learning and sometimes challenging behaviours. “This leaves us little option but to start searching for a more appropriate and supportive school environment.” Email to Director-General, ACT Education and Training 27 September 2011 Inspiring Educational Leaders

  9. Suicide: Leading cause of death for 15-24 year olds; 8 in every 100,000 young people Mental health:1 in 4 have a disorder Alcohol abuse:22% 18-24 y.o. males, 16% females Drugs:5% 18-24 y.o. cannabis abuse disorder Homelessness:1 in 100 12-24 year olds Assault victims:245,700 15-24 year olds annually Justice system:17,000+ 12-24 year olds serving sentences Inspiring Educational Leaders

  10. This is despite increased school funding Funding in the Australian school education sector increased by 41% between 1995 and 2006 (OECD 2007). However between 2000 and 2006, Australian student performance has stagnated in mathematics and significantly declined inreading (Thompson & De Bortoli 2008). Measuring What Matters: Student Progress, Grattan Institute 2010

  11. Despite ICT investment in schools • $2.4 Billion Digital Education Revolution including: • $1.2B National Secondary School Computer Fund 2008-13 • $41.2M Online Curriculum Support package 2011 • $27.2M  NBN-enabled Education & Skills Services Program 2011-15 • $16M ICT Innovation Fund 2010-12 Inspiring Educational Leaders

  12. Despite infrastructure investment • $16.2B – Building the Education Revolution 2009-10 • $2.5B – Trade Training Centres 2008-18 • $178M – National Solar Schools 2008-13 • $62.5M – Local Schools Working Together 2009 Inspiring Educational Leaders

  13. Despite investment in reducing class sizes Inspiring Educational Leaders

  14. What is the way forward? RESEARCH POLICY PRACTICE Inspiring Educational Leaders

  15. Current reality POLICY RESEARCH PRACTICE Inspiring Educational Leaders

  16. Research Inspiring Educational Leaders

  17. Policy Australian Curriculum Literacy and NumeracyTeacher Quality Low SES School Communities Youth Attainment and Transitions Empowering Local Schools Teach Next National Trade Cadetships Australian Baccalaureate MySchool Online Diagnostic Tools Reward Payments for Great Teachers Reward for School Improvement

  18. Establishing a best practice culture Instructional Leadership: Building an evidence-based cultureNgunnawal Primary School

  19. Promoting best practice Building a high performing leadership teamDickson College

  20. ACT public schools’ Core Principles of School Improvement

  21. Gabriel’s Core Principles of School Improvement

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