ACER UPDATE
ACER appoints Research Director of early childhood education
ACER has appointed Professor Alison Elliot to the newly created position of Research Director (Early Childhood Education). Professor Elliott comes to ACER from the University of Canberra where she was Professor of Early Childhood Education and Head of School. Professor Elliott has had a long connection with the Australian Early Childhood Association and has been editor of the Association's publication Every Child for the past eight years. Professor Elliott her role with ACER in mid November based in the Sydney office. ACER chief executive Professor Geoff Masters said he was delighted with the appointment, which is in keeping with ACER's objective of expanding its research activities over the next few years.
"Alison Elliott's appointment and the prospect of building our research in the early childhood area are exciting developments for ACER," he said.
Academic Talent Program (WA)
ACER has been awarded the contract to run the Academic Talent Program for the Department of Education and Training in Western Australia for the next three years. The test is designed to assist in the selection of students from primary school into a range of specialist secondary schools.
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