Tag: ACARA

Parents and Education in NSW

Posted by Darcy Moore | 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 […]

Posted in Education | Tagged ACARA, ATAR, HSC, minimum standards, NAPLAN, UAC | 1 Comment

The BOSTES Review

Posted by Darcy Moore | 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. […]

Posted in Education, Government, Professional development | Tagged ACARA, AITSL, BOSTES, managerialism, NAPLAN, NSW_DoE, reform | 9 Comments

The 21st Century Education ‘Debate’ in Australia

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on January 12, 2014

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

Posted in Education, Government, Professional development | Tagged ACARA, Christopher Pyne, curriculum, Kevin Donnelly, partisan bias, religion | 3 Comments

Pearson & ACARA

Posted by Darcy Moore | 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 […]

Posted in Education, Government, Professional development | Tagged ACARA, NAPLAN, Pearson, standardised testing | 8 Comments

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