Emeritus Professor Phillip Hughes AO

Inspiring Educational Leaders


Emeritus Professor Phillip Hughes AO

ACEL Lifetime Membership

Inspiring Educational LeadersInspiring Educational Leaders

Overview:1. Australia’s current education performance2. Drivers of education improvement3. A possible way forward


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Inspiring Educational LeadersHow Young People are Faring ‘10, Foundation for Young Australians 2010

Opportunities and pathways for young Australians


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


Suicide: Leading cause of death for 15-24 year olds; 8 in every 100,000 young people

Mental health: 1 in 4 have a disorderAlcohol abuse: 22% 18-24 y.o. males, 16% femalesDrugs: 5% 18-24 y.o. cannabis abuse disorderHomelessness: 1 in 100 12-24 year oldsAssault victims: 245,700 15-24 year olds annuallyJustice system: 17,000+ 12-24 year olds serving

sentences


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


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



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



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RESEARCH POLICY

PRACTICE

What is the way forward?



PRACTICE

RESEARCHPOLICY

Current reality



Research



PolicyAustralian Curriculum Literacy and Numeracy

Teacher Quality Low SES School Communities

Youth Attainment and TransitionsEmpowering Local Schools Teach Next

National Trade CadetshipsAustralian Baccalaureate

MySchool Online Diagnostic ToolsReward Payments for Great Teachers

Reward for School Improvement


Establishing a best practice culture

Instructional Leadership: Building an evidence-based cultureNgunnawal Primary School


Promoting best practice

Building a high performing leadership teamDickson College


ACT public schools’ Core Principles of School Improvement


Gabriel’s Core Principles of School Improvement

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