As this Newsletter is being produced, the Education Council is meeting in Alice Springs. The Education Council consists of each State/Territory Education Minister and Federal Minister Dan Tehan. Minister Mitchell holds a pre Education Council meeting with representatives from the 3 sector systems, unions, parents & principals to discuss the views of NSW stakeholders on the up-coming Agenda. The Agenda includes:

• Launch of the Alice Springs Declaration (replacing the Melbourne Declaration)
• PISA results
• My School – following the Louden Review, a preference on how things will be displayed (graphs/ tables/ traffic lights) and add Student Growth
• NAPLAN review – the review led by NSW, QLD, Vic and ACT will present an interim report indicating issues
• Curriculum Review – to be conducted mid 2020? There is a push to do it earlier…..Masters involved??
• National Architecture (AITSL/ACARA/ESA and Evidence Institute)…the leak apparently was to test the waters and push the joining of AITSL & ACARA - feedback is now they need to consult.
• National Evidence Institute ….slow progress on this
• Formative Assessment – to move from discovery to Alpha phase
• Unique ID – slow progress
• Reading instruction in ITE – push for phonics in ITE courses….maybe just guidelines??
• Red Tape reduction – sharing of best practice
• Universal Access – national partnership has been successful…a push for 5 years certainty in funding.

We will need to wait for the Communique from the meeting to know what has been decided.