Page 3368 - Week 11 - Tuesday, 21 October 2014
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curriculum task force to ensure that all sectors of the ACT school system get a chance to have their say.
All children and young people are entitled to high quality education through a balanced and robust curriculum, regardless of where they live, their circumstances or the school they attend. The Australian curriculum has been developed wisely, with intelligence and rigour and by experts in education, with the best interests of the young people in mind.
Teachers, parents and professional associations from the ACT have actively engaged in the public consultation process across those curriculum areas and as we develop our response to this review we will ensure that these groups remain just as engaged as they have to date so that all have a chance to be part of a strong curriculum that serves our students well.
MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Ms Berry.
MS BERRY: Minister, how will you work with parents, teachers and different school sectors to ensure the continued confidence in the quality of the curriculum in ACT schools?
MS BURCH: I thank Ms Berry for her interest in the national curriculum. I have mentioned the ACT Australian curriculum task force. This task force provides a cohesive and indeed a comprehensive approach to the implementation of the Australian curriculum across all our sectors of schooling in the ACT. It includes representation from key parent organisations as well.
The task force provides the government, parents, teachers, principals and the community with key information about the Australian curriculum, including its purpose, content and structure and its role in ensuring that the ACT continues to have a high quality curriculum that is delivered by highly skilled and knowledgeable professionals.
The ACT Australian curriculum task force also works with ACARA to promote a range of opportunities for parents to understand more about the Australian curriculum. This includes the publication of parent-friendly information about the Australian curriculum on the ACARA website. The ACT government also has recently partnered with the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth to continue to strengthen the already high levels of parental engagement across our schools.
It is my firm belief that engaging parents and carers in their child’s learning is fundamental to the integrity and the effectiveness of our curriculum and maintains parent and teacher confidence that our schools are meeting the needs of our children through the delivery of a world-class education system.
MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Dr Bourke.
DR BOURKE: Minister, what consultation will you undertake with Canberra’s Indigenous community to develop a government response to the commonwealth review’s view on Indigenous cross-curriculum perspectives?
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