Facing the Facts: A Review of Public Education in WA

In this episode hear from Dr Carmen Lawrence and Colin Pettit about Facing the Facts: A Review of Public Education in Western Australia.

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Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers' Union of W.A. 2024.

Chapters

• 0:12 Welcome to season 2, episode 3.
• 1:39 The process followed for the Public Education Review.
• 3:12 Prompting a discussion about the issues in public education.
• 3:43 Providing workable solutions.
• 5:33 Some of the key issues raised.
• 7:22 Regional focus.
• 9:59 NAPLAN.
• 13:55 More support for SCASA and professional development of teachers.
• 15:03 The National School Reform Agreement.
• 17:25 Class sizes.
• 19:07 Teacher shortages.
• 21:45 Health and wellbeing.
• 25:46 Community hubs and programs.
• 29:07 Consultation.
• 31:06 Retention within the education system.
• 33:33 Inequality and stagnating education performance.