ISCA PARLIAMENTARY FORUM 2008

The ISCA Parliamentary Forum was held in Canberra on 1 - 2 September 2008 and provided an opportunity for over 200 sector representatives to meet and discuss national education issues.

The following speakers addressed the forum.

  • Hon Julia Gillard, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education

  • Mr Paul Kelly, Editor-at-Large, The Australian

  • Mr Bill Daniels, Executive Director, ISCA

  • Ms Lisa Paul, Secretary, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

  • Hon Tony Smith, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training

Three workshops were held to enable Forum delegates to focus on key national issues.

National Curriculum Workshop

  • Prof Barry McGaw, Chair, National Curriculum Board

  • Garry Le Duff, Executive Director, AISSA/National Curriculum Board member
Future Issues for digital usage in schools workshop
  • Susan Mann, Chief Executive Officer, Curriculum Corporation
  • Kevin Richardson, Principal, Immanuel College, SA
Rewarding Teachers workshop
  • Dr Lawrence Ingvarson, Principal Research Fellow, ACER
  • Estelle Lewis, Director: Teacher Accreditation, AISNSW
  • Garth Wynne, Headmaster, Christ Church Grammar School, WA

At the conclusion of the workshops, delegates had the opportunity to attend Question Time in Parliament House.

ISCA Parliamentary Forum Speeches and Presentations

The following speeches and presentations are available to read in PDF format.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, The Hon. Julia Gillard MP

ISCA Executive Director, Mr Bill Daniels

 

  

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