Neil McDonald, Acting Chief Executive Officer
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Neil McDonald, Acting Chief Executive Officer
Secondary School Leaders Forum
What is QSA?
• Essentially a partnership of teachers, principals, public servants and other education stakeholders who perform functions defined in legislation.
– The Authority is a 20-person representative board
– The Office is responsible for implementing the decisions of the board
– The many thousands of teachers in hundreds of schools.
2013 Forums – working closely with principals and stakeholders
Townsville
Cairns
Mackay
Rockhampton
Maryborough
Sunshine Coast
Brisbane-Ipswich
Gold Coast
Mt Isa
Longreach
Bundaberg
Toowoomba
The Queensland Studies Authority’s vision is to provide quality, innovative and future-focused products and
services to assist all Queensland educational communities.
QSA Improvement Plan
Snapshot of educational landscape
Review of QSA legislation
Review of QSA legislation and functions:
•Conducted by Department of Education, Training and Employment
•Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Bill 2013 was introduced into the Parliament for its first reading – 29 October
•The Bill has been referred to the Education and Innovation Committee for consideration
•New legislation planned for 1 July 2014.
Parliamentary inquiry
• Parliamentary inquiry into assessment methods used in senior mathematics, chemistry and physics in Queensland schools.
• Report containing 16 broad recommendations was released on14 October 2013.
Parliamentary inquiry
• The Parliamentary Committee considered three main issues:
– whether current assessment processes are supported by teachers
– student participation levels
– ability of assessment processes to support valid and reliable judgements of student outcomes.
• The Government to respond within 3 months.
Review of senior assessment and tertiary entrance
• Review of senior assessment and tertiary entrance processes.
• ACER – Gabrielle Matters and Geoff Masters.• Report due in July 2014.• Terms of reference very broad.• Widespread consultation with stakeholders.
Terms of reference for the review
• The review will consider the effectiveness of the systems and identify ways to improve, revitalise or reform them.
• With respect to assessment and reporting, the review will consider:– comparability of student standards of
achievement– appropriateness, validity and reliability of various
types of assessment instruments– form and content of reporting– implications of the Australian Curriculum.
Terms of reference for the review
• With respect to tertiary entrance, the review will consider:
– alternatives to the OP system
– how to include a wider range of achievements in the TE rank
– the role and effectiveness of the QCS Test
– roles of QSA and QTAC.
• The review will also consider communication messages and strategies to help students, parents and others to understand the systems of senior assessment and tertiary entrance.
The real story about eligibility rates
Evidence that it is working
Percentage of population receiving an OP1
Percentage of population with an OP 1 to 5
QCS Test marking….
500+ Markers
QCS Test marking…
• Each aspect of SR testpaper is marked by at least 2 markers.
• Each WT response is marked by at least 3 markers.
• Analysis team monitor and identify discrepancies between markers.
Analysis of marker consistency…
2013 online release of results and OPs
• Student Connect website (www.studentconnect.qsa.qld.edu.au)
• From 9.00 am on Saturday 14 December 2013• LUI and password to login• QSA needs your help to:
– make sure students have their LUI– encourage students to log in and activate their
learning account before they leave school.
QSA — Responding to stakeholder needs:
Secondary schools:• strengthening the review panel system• supporting implementation of EEIs
Industry and schools:• Essential Mathematics for the Trades
Working with our stakeholders
Primary schools:• overcrowded curriculum• resources to support schools.
Working with our stakeholders
Special needs:• curriculum offerings• certification.
Working with our stakeholders
• Special needs actions:– Develop a small suite of adjusted subject area
syllabuses (SASs).– Develop of a curriculum framework (learning
expectations) for QCIA.– Provide information about recognised studies.– Develop and implement communication strategy
for the current QCIA requirements.– QSA continues to work with special education
stakeholders to progress the actions and provide professional development.
Curriculum for students with special needs
Authority Syllabuses Overall Position (OP)
Subject Area
Syllabuses (SASs)
Subject areas syllabuses for students with special
needs
Individual Education Plans
Queensland Certificate of
Education (QCE)
Queensland Certificate of
Individual Achievement (QCIA)
Learning expectations for the QCIA
Some useful new resources
• Fractions Paper• NAPLAN Test Reporting Handbook• QCS Test guide for parents/carers and sample
maths questions
Australian Curriculum
The 3-dimensions of Australian Curriculum
F-10 Learning areas:
Discipline learning
Gen
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cap
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St C
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kill
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Cross-curri
culum priorit
ies:
Contemporary issues
P–10 Australian CurriculumTimelines Learning areasPhase 1
completed 2010
English
Mathematics
Science
History
Phase 2 and 3
to be completed 2013
Geography
The Arts •Visual Arts•Media•Dance•Music•Drama
Health and physical education
Technologies•Digital technologies•Design and technologies
Civics and citizenship
Economics and Business
Languages
Work Studies Year 9-10
General capabilities
Literacy
Numeracy
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability
Critical and Creative Thinking
Ethical Understanding
Personal and Social Capability
Intercultural Understanding
Cross-curriculum priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia
Sustainability
P–10 Queensland implementation
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
English History Geography The Arts
Mathematics Health & Physical Education
Science Civics & Citizenship
Technologies
Economics and Business
Languages
Implementation challenge
72%72% 79%79% 49%49%
Australian Senior Curriculum
QSA
“course”•integrate national content and achievement standards
•add assessment and certification requirements
ACARA
“subject”•content
•achievement standards
School
“work program”•outlines how the course is implemented
Senior secondary Australian Curriculum: Ministerial decision
• The next step towards national consistency.• The agreed and common base.
ACARA is working with states and territories:– common content – validation of the draft achievement standards– processes and timelines – further senior secondary curriculum.
15 endorsed senior secondary Australian Curriculum subjects
Australian Curriculum Current Queensland Syllabus
Essential English English Communication SAS – 33%
English English – 74%
Literature No Qld equivalent
English Extension (continued)
English as an additional language/dialect
English for ESL Learners – 1%
Essential Mathematics Prevoc Mathematics SAS – 24%
General Mathematics Maths A – 56%
Mathematical Methods Maths B – 36%
Specialist Mathematics Maths C – 9%
15 endorsed senior secondary Australian Curriculum subjects
Australian Curriculum Current Queensland Syllabus
Chemistry Chemistry – 20%
Physics Physics – 15%
Biology Biology – 29%
Earth and Environmental Science
New Subject – will replace Earth Science – 1%
Modern History Modern History – 12%
Ancient History Ancient History – 10%
Geography Geography – 11%
Developing Queensland courses
Implementation strategy
Consultation
Syllabus and resource development
Implementation
Professional development
Consultation
• Staged implementation or all at once?
• Sequencing subjects – which ones first?
• Develop design briefs or wait till reviews are finalised?
• What resources do schools need?• How do we engage relevant
people in the process?• What is the role of principals and
curriculum leaders?
• When is the best time for PD?
• Who should attend?