ACSSO National Conference 2008

to Tuesday, 21 October 2008

ACSSO National Education Conference 2008: Parents as Partners

The Australian Council of State School Organisations (ACSSO), Australia’s peak public school parents’ body, holds its annual conference for all key stakeholders in education in Brisbane on 20–21 October 2008. Participants include teachers, parents, principals, administrators, support staff, guidance officers, teacher unions, academics and researchers from all education sectors and all parts of the country.

Recently there has been a renewed focus on building bridges between parents, schools and the community they serve. The National Conference will examine this development and provide advice and training about how to make it happen. We will also be posing key questions such as what parents, students and teachers want from our schools? Do our curricula and values meet those needs?

The themes of the sessions of the conference are:

• A National Curriculum - What does it involve?
• Values, Civics and Citizenship - The Big Debate and Poll
• Building a Communications Strategy for Your School