Prof Geoff Masters addressed both the Executive (and chairs Norma Petrocco & Bob Willetts) and State Council last week giving us his initial insights into the Review of Curriculum organised by the Minister.

Refreshingly Prof Masters spoke of the challenge we are facing of preparing our students for a future world and the changes happening around us while many continue with curriculum with much content. He mentioned the tensions now with many of the “low skills” jobs disappearing and how we have to ensure all students are getting the basics, how we have to lift the standards for all students and where is the best place for interventions & how we organise the learning in our schools.

We discussed how we can show growth, is A-E a good way to report to parents/carers, Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development, the need for a frame of reference to assess students and how do we understand where students are up to in their learning.

Some very interesting discussions.

We have developed a draft submission which we are working on now that the terms of Reference have been released.