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Parents and Education in NSW

Posted by | Published on February 24, 2018

Recently I overheard a conversation between parents in a bookshop. They were struggling to understand NAPLAN, “minimum standards” and what a “band 8” actually meant […] 

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The BOSTES Review

Posted by | Published on August 20, 2016

The Review of BOSTES (Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW) commissioned by the NSW Minister for Education in March 2016 has been released. […] 

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The 21st Century Education ‘Debate’ in Australia

Posted by | Published on January 12, 2014

“More than anything else, we want to take the politics out of this issue.”                       […] 

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Pearson & ACARA

Posted by | Published on June 19, 2013

The next generation of NAPLAN literacy and numeracy tests will transform the monitoring of students’ development of these key foundational skills. It will be 21st […] 

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