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Queensland to co-host national standards body

23 November 2009

Queensland is set to co-host and develop a national leadership institute designed to boost teaching standards.

Education and Training Minister Geoff Wilson said Australia's education ministers had agreed that Queensland and Victoria would co-host the Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL).

'This is a major achievement for our state and recognition of our expertise in education leadership and professional development,' Mr Wilson said.

AITSL will have premises in Brisbane and Melbourne, and will collaborate closely with the Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELI) and Victoria's Bastow Institute for Educational Leadership.

QELI was launched as part of the Masters Review of Queensland's education system.

'A good school starts with good leadership and these institutes will play a key role in developing the leadership skills of our workforce,' Mr Wilson said.

'AITSL will work with the Catholic and independent school sectors, the Stronger Smarter Institute for Indigenous leadership, teacher unions, professional associations, teachers and school leaders to develop programs and standards to help educators improve student results.'

The agreement was reached at the Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA) in Adelaide on November 6.