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News bulletins from the Australian Council for Educational Research published January 2013 3134 subscribers Subscribe Now In this issue: Staff in Australia’s Schools Survey 2013 Destinations of Victorian school leavers IB graduates more likely to progress through university New data confirms dramatic decline in Indian university student visas ACER Update Staff in Australia’s Schools Survey 2013 ACER is conducting the third cycle of the Staff in Australia’s Schools survey (SiAS) in 2013. SiAS is an Australia-wide survey to collect information directly from school teachers and leaders about their background and qualifications, their work, their career intentions, and school staffing issues. Continue reading » Destinations of Victorian school leavers The On Track Survey 2012 by Sheldon Rothman and Catherine Underwood reports on the pathways to further education, training or employment of Year 10 to 12 government and non-government school students. Conducted annually since 2003, the On Track survey of school leavers provides valuable insights into post-school destinations and pathways. Continue reading » IB graduates more likely to progress through university ACER research for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Organisation has found that IB Diploma Program (DP) graduates progress through university studies at higher rates than non-IB cohorts and that IB DP graduates are more likely than non-IB DP graduates to complete their degree within five years. Continue reading » New data confirms dramatic decline in Indian university student visas A higher education research briefing paper released on 13 December 2012 by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), drawing on new data, has confirmed the dramatic decline of international student enrolments in higher education in recent years and has highlighted how a massive downturn in Indian students has been a key driver in this overall trend. Continue reading » ACER Update Research Developments online ACER last year determined to replace the print edition of Research Developments, after 14 years, with a free, online-only magazine, coming in May. Subscribe to Research Developments. 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 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 conference The second National Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Conference, addressing the theme, ‘Building on evidence to improve skills,’ to be held in May 2013 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 conference takes place at Ultimo College, Sydney Institute, on 9 and 10 May 2013. Further information is available from http://www.acer.edu.au/nallnac National School Improvement Tool On 7 December 2012, Australia’s education ministers, meeting as the Standing Council on School Education and Early Childhood, endorsed the National School Improvement Tool, to be made available to schools and systems so that it can be incorporated into existing school improvement processes. The National School Improvement Tool was developed by ACER for the Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations based on a series of national consultations conducted during 2012. The tool incorporates material developed by Professor Geoff Masters for ACER in collaboration with the Queensland Department of Education, Training and Employment. Further information on the National School Improvement Tool is available from https://www.acer.edu.au/nsit
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News bulletins from the Australian Council for Educational Research published January 2013
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In this issue:

Staff in Australia’s Schools Survey 2013

ACER is conducting the third cycle of the Staff in Australia’s Schools survey (SiAS) in 2013. SiAS is an Australia-wide survey to collect information directly from school teachers and leaders about their background and qualifications, their work, their career intentions, and school staffing issues.

Destinations of Victorian school leavers

The On Track Survey 2012 by Sheldon Rothman and Catherine Underwood reports on the pathways to further education, training or employment of Year 10 to 12 government and non-government school students. Conducted annually since 2003, the On Track survey of school leavers provides valuable insights into post-school destinations and pathways.

IB graduates more likely to progress through university

ACER research for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Organisation has found that IB Diploma Program (DP) graduates progress through university studies at higher rates than non-IB cohorts and that IB DP graduates are more likely than non-IB DP graduates to complete their degree within five years.

New data confirms dramatic decline in Indian university student visas

A higher education research briefing paper released on 13 December 2012 by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), drawing on new data, has confirmed the dramatic decline of international student enrolments in higher education in recent years and has highlighted how a massive downturn in Indian students has been a key driver in this overall trend.

ACER Update

Research Developments online

ACER last year determined to replace the print edition of Research Developments, after 14 years, with a free, online-only magazine, coming in May. Subscribe to Research Developments.

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 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 conference

The second National Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Conference, addressing the theme, ‘Building on evidence to improve skills,’ to be held in May 2013 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 conference takes place at Ultimo College, Sydney Institute, on 9 and 10 May 2013. Further information is available from http://www.acer.edu.au/nallnac

National School Improvement Tool

On 7 December 2012, Australia’s education ministers, meeting as the Standing Council on School Education and Early Childhood, endorsed the National School Improvement Tool, to be made available to schools and systems so that it can be incorporated into existing school improvement processes. The National School Improvement Tool was developed by ACER for the Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations based on a series of national consultations conducted during 2012. The tool incorporates material developed by Professor Geoff Masters for ACER in collaboration with the Queensland Department of Education, Training and Employment.

Further information on the National School Improvement Tool is available from https://www.acer.edu.au/nsit

All rights reserved. Except under the conditions described in the Copyright Act 1968 of Australia and subsequent amendments, no part of this electronic publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without written permission. Please address any requests to reproduce information to communications@acer.edu.au

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