Why now?
Multiple governments have put national school reform on the agenda, yet fundamental issues still remain.
We need your opinion
- What changes are needed to schooling in Australia?
- What are the long term strategy actions we should be working towards?
- How can we propel towards reform that delivers safe, fulfilling, engaging and inclusive education for every student, within a generation?
- How can work, workplaces and learning be reorganised for teachers and students?
- Can we achieve governance that supports schools and teachers, and trusts them to do their job?
The Forum will combine discussion and debate with input from leading thinkers, including:
- Dean Ashenden, author of Unbeaching the Whale: Can Australia's schooling be reformed?
- Verity Firth AM, Vice President, Societal Impact, Equity & Engagement, UNSW
- Chris Bonnor AM, author (with Tom Greenwell) of Choice and Fairness: A Common Framework for All Australian Schools
And forum facilitator:
Viv White, AM – CEO & Co-Founder of Big Picture Learning Australia
Students from Big Picture Learning schools
A network of 45 secondary schools across Australia, will report on their experience of comprehensively reorganised schools and learning communities. Their senior students undertake a robust non-ATAR school credential (known as the International Big Picture Learning Credential) accepted by 17 universities around Australia and warranted by the University of Melbourne.
Register today to join the discussion.
Background reading
Envisioning New Ways To Organise Public Schooling
For background reading on these questions and more
Unbeaching the Whale
To read about the work of Dean Ashenden
Choice and Fairness
To read about the work of Chris Bonnor
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