School curriculum
Alternative labels
Education curricula
Curriculum design
Report
Preparing young people for the future of work
Australia's education system is not preparing students for twenty-first century success. Young Australians are studying for longer than ever before but are disengaged and struggling to find permanent jobs. Young people entering technology-rich, global, competitive job markets need different skill sets to what our education system has traditionally valued. Young people need to bring more...
Report
Building pathways online: Indigenous futures collaboration
This report uses evidence from the Indigenous Futures Collaboration to examine the extent to which online delivery can help overcome barriers to education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in regional and remote areas. The report looks at two different cohorts of students: those who were qualified to enter into Bachelor degree courses...
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NSW HSC syllabus overhaul to prepare students for job market
New South Wales has announced an overhaul of its Higher School Certificate syllabus with a renewed focus on writing and advanced maths. It's the first major reform in sixteen years and will come into effect from 2018. The state government says the changes will better prepare students for the job market—by improving overall literacy levels...
Evaluation
Growing and Developing Healthy Relationships (GDHR) impact evaluation: final report
An independent Impact Evaluation of the Growing and Developing Healthy Relationships (GDHR) website was undertaken by John Scougall Consulting Services in 2016 with the support of an expert cross-agency reference group.
Article
Learning to be more human
Global education consultant, Charles Leadbeater identifies four features of innovative schools essential to prepare students for the changing world of work. They centre around developing students’ humanity. At a gathering of school leaders – part of SVA’s, Bright Spots Schools Connection, Charles Leadbeater previewed his now released report, The Problem Solvers. In the report, Leadbeater...