The Education Capital: Leading the Taskforce Recommendations Status: Complete Nation 2015 Action plan will continue to The ACT Education and Training Directorate (ACTETD) Literacy and Strategy 2. Addition of endorsed evidenced trial support quality learning with a strategic Numeracy Strategy 2009 2013 has been superseded by the ACTETD approaches to the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy – priority focusing on reducing the Strategic Plan 2014 2017. The priorities, strategies and targets within 2009-2013 to support the needs of students with – proportion of students who are at or the previous Strategy have been deliberatively elevated to ensure learning difficulties. the minimum standard in reading literacy and numeracy is highlighted as core business and is reflected in the priorities, strategies and indicators in the Strategic Plan for all and numeracy. Directorate’s Response Directorate staff. The Directorate will investigate evidence-based approaches to supporting the needs of students with learning difficulties and develop a mechanism for endorsing such approaches. The Learning Difficulties Transition Plan Taskforce Recommendations Status: Complete includes a of opportunities for Over 2014 the Directorate has communicated the importance of the Strategy 3. Focus on learning difficulties and continued professional learning Taskforce recommendations to school leaders through identifying it as diversity in learning to be included as a key conversations through Professional a priority in the Education Capital: Leading the Nation 2014-2017 component in the Directorate’s leadership Learning Communities (PLC’s) for Strategic Plan (High Expectations, High Performance domain). It program from 2014. principals and leadership teams across continues to be a priority in the building of staff capacity in the Directorate’s Response Education Capital: Leading the Nation 2015 Action plan. all networks. The Directorate will include a focus on learning difficulties and diversity in future leadership programs from 2014.
Taskforce Recommendations Strategy 2. Addition of endorsed evidenced approaches to the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy 2009-2013 to support the needs of students with learning difficulties. Directorate’s Response The Directorate will investigate evidence-based approaches to supporting the needs of students with learning difficulties and develop a mechanism for endorsing such approaches. Status: Complete The ACT Education and Training Directorate (ACTETD) Literacy and Numeracy Strategy 2009 – 2013 has been superseded by the ACTETD Strategic Plan 2014 – 2017. The priorities, strategies and targets within the previous Strategy have been deliberatively elevated to ensure literacy and numeracy is highlighted as core business and is reflected in the priorities, strategies and indicators in the Strategic Plan for all Directorate staff. The Education Capital: Leading the Nation 2015 Action plan will continue to support quality learning with a strategic priority focusing on reducing the proportion of students who are at or the minimum standard in reading and numeracy. Taskforce Recommendations Strategy 3. Focus on learning difficulties and diversity in learning to be included as a key component in the Directorate’s leadership program from 2014. Directorate’s Response The Directorate will include a focus on learning difficulties and diversity in future leadership programs from 2014. Status: Complete Over 2014 the Directorate has communicated the importance of the Taskforce recommendations to school leaders through identifying it as a priority in the Education Capital: Leading the Nation 2014-2017 Strategic Plan (High Expectations, High Performance domain). It continues to be a priority in the building of staff capacity in the Education Capital: Leading the Nation 2015 Action plan. The Learning Difficulties Transition Plan includes a of opportunities for continued professional learning conversations through Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s) for principals and leadership teams across all networks. trial
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