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Advancing education 2020 report cardAn action plan for education in Queensland

The State Government is advancing Queensland by delivering a world-class education system that supports every student to develop the knowledge, skills and qualities they need to succeed. We have been working hard to achieve our action plan and create a strong future for all children and young people in Queensland.

Remote Kindergarten Pilot

Foundations for Success  and Early

Years Connect websites

Play Stars membership

Disability inclusion funding for

kindergartens

Compulsory Prep

Invested in Children and Family Services

Australian Digital Technologies

curriculum

Queensland Coding Academy and

STEM hub

STEM Girl Power Camp

#codingcounts: A plan for coding and robotics

Schools of the future: A strategy for STEM

Identified emerging student markets

Number of international students

increased

Global schools through languages plan

Autism Hub

Reading Centre

Student Learning and Wellbeing Framework

Every student with disability

succeeding plan

Trial of telepractice

Targeted prevention strategies

Senior Assessment and Tertiary Entrance

Expanded targeted VET options

Youth engagement plan

Year 12 outcomes and QCE achievement

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander QCE

outcomes

Advancing inner city schools plan

Resourced English as an additional language

Building Future Schools for Queensland

Resourced 45 instrumental music teachers + $1M in

instruments

Supported active partnerships

Parent and Community Engagement Framework

875 extra teachers above projected

growth

Teaching Queensland’s Future Strategy

Centres for Learning and Wellbeing (Mt Isa, Roma,

Atherton and Emerald)

Schools of the future

Senior schooling pathways

Valuing our teachers and

educators

Partnering for success

Investing in schools

Global schools through

languages

A confident start

Supporting student learning

The overwhelming majority of community forum participants believe Queensland is on the right track

1040 Queenslanders consulted in 19 regional forums

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Respondents to 2 online surveys

formal submissions

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Delivering our action plan has

built strong foundations for

ongoing success.

We will continue to advance education in Queensland and create a successful

future for every child and young person.

One action commenced and ongoing

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Action Status

A confident start

Opportunities for every child

1 Offering families a 12 month membership of Playgroup Queensland on the birth of their child Delivered

2 Supporting more children with disability to engage in early learning through extra funding to kindy services Delivered

3 Providing innovative options for quality kindergarten programs in rural and remote communities Delivered

4 Upgrading physical early learning environments in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities Delivered

Integrated services for families

5 Investing in Children and Family Centres for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and new integrated early years services in areas of need

Delivered

6 Expanding the footprint of early childhood programs using technology-based options Delivered

7 Piloting a program to deliver intensive early childhood development for children and families with multiple and complex needs

Delivered

A skilled and capable workforce

8 Promoting early childhood career opportunities through the Inspire the future. Choose a career in early childhood campaign

Delivered

9 Providing professional development, mentoring and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander educators, including for educators in remote communities

Delivered

10 Rolling out a new ‘one-stop-shop’ – Early Years Connect – providing online professional development and resources for early childhood educators working with children with disability and complex needs

Delivered

Positive transitions to school

11 Implementing a collaborative, networked approach across schools and early childhood services, in partnership with families

Delivered

12 Engaging every child in Prep by making it the first year of compulsory schooling from 2017 Delivered

13 Supporting age-appropriate learning in Prep in state schools Delivered

14 Providing resources to inform the learning priorities for students on entry to Prep Delivered

15 Partnering with the Institute of Indigenous Urban Health (IIUH) to promote the importance of early childhood education through Deadly Kindies program

Delivered

Schools of the future

Students engaged in STEM

16 Fast-tracking the Digital Technologies curriculum in state schools from 2016 Delivered

17 Developing virtual STEM academies to delivery programs for the best and brightest in Years 5 to 9 Delivered

18 Promoting the participation and high achievement in STEM for girls through initiatives like the STEM Girl Power Camp

Delivered

19 Target under-represented groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, to improve participation and achievement in STEM

Delivered

Transform the teaching of STEM

20 Improving teacher readiness in STEM through enhancing teacher preparation Delivered

21 Supporting teachers and principals through professional development, scholarships and mentoring by STEM champions

Delivered

22 Improving access to technology for learning through better broadband connectivity for state schools Delivered

Coding and robotics starts in schools – #coding counts

23 Extending partnerships with industry, universities and researchers to connect students and schools with cutting edge innovation

Delivered

24 Establishing a Queensland Coding Academy to provide learning opportunities for students and teachers Delivered

25 Supporting the teaching of digital technologies, coding and robotics through the provision of high quality and innovative curriculum resources

Delivered

26 Developing the Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow through opportunities to work with industry to shape their ideas and business plans

Delivered

Action Status

Global schools through languages

Languages for every student

27 Expanding the study of cultures and languages from Prep to Year 12 in state schools with a focus on Asian languages

Delivered

28 Embedding international perspectives to learning across the curriculum Delivered

29 Encouraging schools to offer immersion and bilingual programs Delivered

30 Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s access to their heritage by maintaining, learning or researching their traditional cultures and languages

Delivered

Teaching for a global world

31 Supporting quality teaching of languages through innovative delivery models including the use of technology Delivered

32 Providing professional learning and targeted scholarship programs for teachers to enhance language and teaching skills

Delivered

33 Promoting international language assistant programs in schools Delivered

34 Creating international opportunities through student and teacher exchange, sister school relationships and student scholarship programs

Delivered

International education

35 Working collaboratively across education sectors and government agencies to develop products and market Queensland’s educational services

Delivered

36 Identifying and engaging with emerging student markets Delivered

Senior schooling pathways

Successful student outcomes

37 Working with students so they achieve a Queensland Certificate of Education or a Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement

Delivered

38 Providing career advice and supporting students after they leave school to connect with further learning or employment

Delivered

39 Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to complete Year 12 and successfully transition post-school

Delivered

40 Introducing a new senior assessment and tertiary entrance system for students, starting from Year 11 in 2018 Delivered

Connections to training and skills

41 Developing a new suite of resources to advise students and their families about the range of VET options in senior schooling

Delivered

42 Putting students on the pathway to careers by expanding the number of targeted VET options in schools, including providing extra funding for TAFE Queensland

Delivered

43 Working with students to select the VET course right for them using regional labour market data, university entry requirements and their education and training plans

Delivered

Supporting student learning

Improved literacy and numeracy

44 Investing in success by providing resources directly to schools to develop local evidence-based responses Delivered

45 Establishing a statewide Reading Centre to provide specialist advice to teachers and parents on how to teach and support reading, including strategies for students with dyslexia

Delivered

46 Employing specialist coaches in literacy or English as an Additional Language or Dialect to lift the reading outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students

Delivered

47 Helping improve the reading of disadvantaged students Delivered

A focus on student needs

48 Creating an Autism Hub in partnership with experts to support teachers and parents across the state with strategies to help students with autism

Delivered

49 Building the capability of teachers to support students with disability Delivered

50 Providing targeted curriculum resources and professional development for teachers to extend gifted and high-achieving students

Delivered

51 Providing quality practical and adaptable curriculum resources for teachers in the classroom Delivered

Aligns to relevant 2017 election commitments and Minister’s Charter Letter commitments

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Action Status

Valuing our teachers and educators

Improved pathways into teaching

78 Developing initiatives to promote teaching as a profession of choice and creating innovative pathways into teaching

Delivered

79 Improving the preparation of preservice teachers and mentoring beginning teachers, including those in rural and remote locations

Delivered

80 Reinvigorating recruitment and teacher transfer processes in state schools Delivered

Support for teachers

81 Establishing a centre for professional learning and teaching excellence for teachers and school leaders Delivered

82 Developing professional expertise in teaching by informing professional practice using feedback, coaching and Master Teachers

Delivered

83 Establishing a new classification system for teachers that rewards their expertise Delivered

84 Putting more teachers in state school classrooms with an extra 2500 teachers, including 875 above projected growth

Delivered

85 Providing better support in state schools by reviewing the model used to allocate administration and support staff

Delivered

86 Supporting preservice teachers to develop digital planning and assessment skills Commenced and ongoing

Strong school leaders

87 Identifying and mentoring emerging leaders including emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders Delivered

88 Targeting career pathways and incentives for principals to lead where they are needed most Delivered

89 Lifting professional practice through coaching and mentoring Delivered

90 Implementing new ways of gathering the views of principals to inform policy and practice Delivered

91 Supporting state school leaders by improved inductions for new and beginning principals Delivered

Positive workplaces

92 Creating working environments that promote health, safety and wellbeing by implementing a strategy focused on supporting all staff to respond to the complex demands of their working lives

Delivered

93 Engaging with staff about their views and implementing strategies that respond to their feedback Delivered

Action Status

Strong and resilient students

52 Promoting resilience and respectful relationship skills by addressing bullying, domestic and family violence, youth suicide, radicalisation and other social issues

Delivered

53 Providing additional guidance officers and mental health coaches focused on student wellbeing Delivered

54 Responding the wellbeing needs of students in remote and rural schools using telepresence technology Delivered

55 Using the views of students about wellbeing, mental health and behaviour to inform future practice and policy Delivered

Engaged students

56 Identifying students at-risk of disengagement early to target prevention strategies more effectively Delivered

57 Reconnecting disengaged or at-risk students to learning through better tracking of students and providing alternative learning options

Delivered

58 Supporting alternative education providers to strengthen the quality of education and support for young people Delivered

59 Developing innovative models through co-design with non-government partners of alternative schooling services Delivered

Investing in Schools

Targeted resources to support learning

60 Developing resourcing which is simpler, predictable, flexible and based on need Delivered and ongoing

61 Providing an online solution for improving school budgeting over multiple years Delivered

62 Resourcing the teaching of English as an additional language through needs-based allocations to schools Delivered

Contemporary learning environments

63 Integrated planning for new schools and the redevelopment of existing facilities to achieve better value for money

Delivered and ongoing

64 Boosting funding for maintenance and trialling new models of delivery in state schools, including preventative maintenance approaches

Delivered

65 Improving access to a greater range of curriculum content and resources supported by improved bandwidth for state schools

Delivered

Innovation to improve outcomes

66 Undertaking independent reviews of state schools to provide feedback on improvement strategies and sharing innovative practices across the system

Delivered

67 Driving innovation in schools through collaboration and innovation strategies Delivered

68 Developing a Queensland Evidence Hub to share best practice and research about school improvement Delivered

Partnering for success

Real world connections

69 Promoting active partnerships with business, industry and universities to lift the quality of STEM teaching and learning experiences

Delivered

70 Supporting all state schools, individually or in clusters, to have active partnerships with industry or universities Delivered

71 Strengthening transitions to post-school training and employment through ongoing collaboration with industry and vocational education and training providers

Delivered

Engaging families and the community

72 Placing successful school and community partnerships at the centre of our school improvement agenda Delivered

73 Capturing the views of parents through engagement on school councils and Parents and Citizens’ Associations Delivered

74 Revitalising the Parent and Community Engagement Framework to support state schools to create positive partnerships with families and their communities

Delivered

75 Establishing an Indigenous-specific parent and community engagement strategy to promote active partnerships with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community

Delivered

76 Working with experts to help develop students’ understanding of broader community expectations and the skills they require to be successful citizens

Delivered

77 Giving parents greater access to information about their child’s progress through QParents, a secure online portal

Delivered

Aligns to relevant 2017 election commitments and Minister’s Charter Letter commitments