Schools First national winner

The national award-winning partnership in the 2012 NAB Schools First Awards, Tumut High School and Rising Sun Rural in regional NSW, was announced at Myer Mural Hall in Melbourne on 7 November. The Tumut High School and Rising Sun Rural partnership was one of seven State/Territory Award winners that made up the short list for the national awards. The other six short-listed partnerships were: Gray Primary School and The Smith Family, NT; Gin Gin State High School and Kolan Landcare, QLD; Star of the Sea School and City of Charles Sturt, SA; Flinders Island District High School and Flinders Council, TAS; Woodleigh High School and Brotherhood of St Laurence; VIC; and John Wilcock College and Uniting Church Homes, Hillcrest, WA.

Established in 2009, NAB Schools First is a partnership between NAB, ACER and the Foundation for Young Australians.

Further information on the 2012 NAB Schools First Awards is available from http://www.schoolsfirst.edu.au/sf-news/tumut-high-school-2012-nab-schools-first-national-award-winner-.phps

International assessment reports

The 2011 reports for the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) will be released in December.

Further information on TIMSS and PIRLS is available from http://www.acer.edu.au/timss/overview

LLEAP and student engagement

According to LLEAP (Leading Learning in Education and Philanthropy) 2011, there’s a large gap between those in schools who know how to engage with philanthropy and those who do not, with nine out of 10 schools in Australia having ‘never’ or ‘only once’ connected with philanthropy.

Drawing on data from the second national LLEAP study, Drs Michelle Anderson and Emma Curtin say student engagement is a key focus for schools, not-for-profits working in education and philanthropic foundations and trusts. The second LLEAP Report will be released in November.

Further information on LLEAP is available from http://www.acer.edu.au/lleap

Excellence in Professional Practice Conference

ACER invites you to share and learn with the best in the profession at the inaugural Excellence in Professional Practice Conference for teachers.

The conference to be held in March addresses the theme, ‘Teaching the Australian Curriculum: Excellence and innovation in the classroom’ by drawing together teachers from across Australia to share their professional practice and expertise, and learn from one another about best practice in teaching the Australian Curriculum from classrooms across the country.

The Excellence in Professional Practice Conference takes place on the Gold Coast on 17 and 18 March, 2013. Further information is available from http://www.acer.edu.au/eppc

Vocational and workplace education and training: Building on evidence to improve skills

The second National Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Conference 2013, addressing the theme, ‘Building on evidence to improve skills,’ to be held in May will bring together evidence-based research with industry and training perspectives in order to share and discuss issues around the assessment of language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) and implications for effective vocational and workplace education and training (VET).

Speakers at the conference will include researchers, managers and coordinators with local and international expertise in LLN skills and adult learning, from industry and the VET sector, along with policy makers from industry, industry skills councils and government.

The second National Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Conference 2013 will take place at Ultimo College, Sydney Institute, on 9 and 10 May, 2013. Further information is available from http://www.acer.edu.au/nallnac

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