Smarter Schools National Partnerships

Thousands of young Queenslanders will benefit from an historic investment of more than $900 million from 2009 to 2015, to improve educational outcomes for all students, under a joint State and Federal Partnership.

The Smarter Schools National Partnerships demonstrate a shared commitment between the Queensland Government and the Federal Government to improving teaching quality, literacy and numeracy development of young people, and provide specific support for students from disadvantaged areas.

The three school's National Partnerships target key areas that are crucial to achieving these goals.

Implementation of the Partnerships

In Queensland, the Partnerships will be implemented by the Department of Education and Training, in conjunction with Queensland Catholic Education Commission and Independent Schools Queensland .

The Department of Education and Training has created a suite of interconnected initiatives that blends the National Partnership reforms with current departmental strategies. These reforms and initiatives will be implemented through collaboration and consultation with key stakeholders.

A copy of the 2009 and 2010 report on the progress of implementation is now available.

Smarter Schools National Partnership Agreements: Queensland Annual Report 2009 278k.

Smarter Schools National Partnership Agreements: Queensland Annual Report 2010 922k.

Teaching and Learning Audits

Strengthened school accountability is a critical part of the Queensland strategy to improve student learning outcomes in state schools. The Teaching and Learning Audits as outlined in the Literacy and Numeracy NP and the Low SES NP will be used to focus state school principals on whole school systems and processes to ensure there is effective teaching and learning occurring in every classroom, every day for every child.

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