on 4 may 2007, english faculty executives from the six cas schools attended a conference held at knox grammar school to commence the drafting of a common learning program. headed by the dean of english of knox grammar school and barker college, steve parsons and ann lawless bean, assessment tasks, examinations and teaching schedules were devised for the academic year commencing 2008. the mathematics department attended a similar seminar on 7 may 2007 and was headed by michael harnwell and ian schultz.