Recently the Council of Australian Government's (CoAG) agreed to three new "Smarter Schools" National Partnerships which aim to improve the outcomes for students and the skills and qualities of teachers and school leaders. These three National Partnerships are for Literacy and Numeracy, Improving Teacher Quality, and Low Socio-Economic-Status (SES) School Communities.
The federal government funding commitment with co-contributions from the South Australian government and non-government education sectors aims to bring about systemic and sustained educational reforms. A commitment to collaboration between the three schooling sectors in South Australia means that there is widespread interest in related matters.
The event will adopt a roundtable format and focus on the CoAG National Partnerships. The panel members include: Professor Lori Beckett from Leeds Metropolitan University, UK (low SES School Communities), Professor Barbara Comber from UniSA (literacy & numeracy), Professor Tania Aspland from Adelaide University (Improving teacher quality) and respondent Professor Alan Reid.
