Click on the links below to read two newspaper articles quoting AGPPA on the Foundation Year issue:
- The West Australian – New Name Plan for Pre-Primary
- Herald Sun – Prep Kids to Start All Over with a New Name
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Program for the APPA/NZPF Trans-Tasman Conference
Click here to download the program brochure for the APPA/NZPF Trans-Tasman Conference advertised below.
As well as the schedule for the conference, the program brochure lists the names of the international keynote speakers, including Andy Hargreaves (USA), Kishore Mahbubani (Singapore), … Read more
APPA/NZPF Trans-Tasman Conference
Our Primary Purpose: Leading Learning
The Australian Primary Principals Association and the New Zealand Principals Federation invite school leaders to attend the next Trans Tasman Conference.
Venue: Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Date: 18-21 September 2012
Damaged Children, Damaged Society – An Opinion Piece
The words of a primary school learning support coordinator are still ringing in my ears, “There are so many damaged children in this class it makes you cry”. This comment, although quite alarming to a parent or community member, is … Read more
Report: Exploring the Public Purposes of Education in Australian Primary Schools
This report, launched by the Minister for School Education, The Hon. Peter Garrett, earlier this year, can now be pubished here for all AGPPA members. It was the report from a three year project conducted by four academics from universities … Read more
AGPPA Response to the Review of School Funding
AGPPA has made a submission to the Review of School Funding in response to the four research papers commission by the review panel. Click here to download the AGPPA submission.… Read more
3 New Discussion Papers
AGPPA has released 3 new Discussion Papers They are:
- Australian Curriculum
- Empowering Local Schools
- Online Diagnostic Tools
Click here or on the Discussion Papers menu item above to view and download the papers.… Read more
Examining the Public Purposes of Education Policy, Programs and Practices
This analytical tool is designed to assist better understanding of the purposes informing policies, programs and practices, and to act on this understanding. It can be used at school or system level. The ideas informing the framework are drawn from … Read more
AGPPA Paper: Exploring the Public Purposes of Education in Australian Primary Schools
The Minister for School Education, The Hon. Peter Garrett, launched the research paper Exploring the Public Purposes of Education in Australian Primary Schools on Monday 21st of March. The paper has been a three year project conducted by four academics … Read more
National Declaration on the Educational Goals for Young Australians (2008)
All Australian Education Ministers released a national declaration on Friday 12 December 2008 of the educational goals for young Australians. The Declaration has two national goals:
- Australian schooling promotes equity and excellence; and
- That all young Australians become successful learners,