The Australian Government Primary Principals’ Association (AGPPA), the national body for primary principals at government schools is pleading for state governments to urgently review the health and wellbeing of primary school principals.

The 2011-2014 Principal Health and Wellbeing Report (the … Read more

Government Primary Principals Speak Out in Support of an Equitable Education for All Students

The Australian Government Primary Principals Association (AGPPA) strongly supports the principle that Australia provides accessible education to all, including the provision of full funding under Gonski … Read more

Schools demand the right to choose the type of support staff best suited to their context

The Australian Government Primary Principals Association (AGPPA) implores the Federal Government to grant schools the capacity to choose the support personnel their community needs, … Read more

100 days in-school experience for trainee teachers: Calls for Government to toughen standards

The government must mandate more rigorous training protocols for new teachers with a minimum of 100 days of practical experience in schools, proposes the Australian Government Primary … Read more

AGPPA Has released two papers around the topic of Pre-Service Teacher Education:

• Pre-Service Teacher Education:

“The Australian Government Primary Principals’ Association (AGPPA) firmly believes that there is a definite need for a more rigorous and consistent approach to teacher training … Read more

FUNDING TRANSPARENCY AND CERTAINTY A MUST FOR GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Principals have slammed short-sighted federal funding decisions and urgently called for the government to offer a clear strategy for the long-term resourcing of government primary schools.

The Australian Government Primary … Read more

Government Primary Principals reinforce support for six years of Gonski

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The Australian Government Primary Principals Association (AGPPA) urgently implores state education leaders to support implementation of six years of … Read more

The Australian Government Primary Principals Association (AGPPA) is calling for decisive government action comprising of a clear federal vision and resource investment to ease pressure on government primary school principals.

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The Australian Government … Read more

Unfocused, over-crowded Australian Curriculum is a concern for Government Schools

The Australian Government Primary Principals Association (AGPPA) is calling for re-examination of the Australian Curriculum following identification of weaknesses that could detrimentally affect student learning outcomes.

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All government principals across Australia have just received a letter that encourages schools to put in a submission to the Senate inquiry into school funding.

AGPPA President, Gabrielle Leigh, said, “I have co-signed the letter as President of AGPPA, as … Read more