Advisory Committee

The role of the Advisory Committee is to:

seek to ensure that the project achieves the purposes for which it was funded and that the project is undertaken in accordance with the Request for Proposal and the Agreement with the Australian Government
provide advice and input on the project's conduct
provide comments at all stages of the project, including draft(s) of the Final Report and website before their formal presentation by Education Queensland and its partners to the Department of Education Science and Training.

The Department of Education Science and Training approves membership of the Advisory Committee.

Members of the committee

DEST Representative

Department of Education, Science and Training

Ms Clare Grant

Education Queensland

Ms Ann Kempe

Independent Schools Queensland

Mrs Diane Reardon

Queensland Catholic Education Commission

Ms Erica Grey

Specific Learning Difficulties Association (SPELD) QLD Inc

Dr Janelle Young

Australian Catholic University

Mr Tony McGruther

Queensland Association of State School Principals

Mr David Waterworth

Remedial and Support Teachers' Association

Ms Anna Brazier

Chair of Advisory Committee, Education Queensland

Members of the research team attend meetings of the Advisory Committee.

From time to time other invited persons may attend meetings of the Advisory Committee.

Advisory Committee meetings were held at Griffith University on

14 July 2004
10 September 2004
28 October 2005
9 June 2006
21 September 2006

The research team continues to communicate with the Advisory Committee in relation to the Project.

The Australian Government is funding the research under the States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 2000.