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Evidence decision-making tool for policymakers
A tool to help you use evidence to make decisions about a new or existing policy, program or other initiative based on AERO’s standards of evidence.
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Family engagement implementation checklists – secondary
These checklists can be used to plan the implementation of your school’s approaches for engaging with families to support student learning.
Article
Does background determine student achievement?
A new analysis of NAPLAN data reconfirms that while students’ backgrounds influence their literacy and numeracy achievement, their results are not wholly determined by socio-economic background.
Article
There is no such thing as an ‘average’ school
We might associate ‘top schools’ with having the lion's share of academic high-achievers. However, when we look at the distribution of achievement across all students within schools and compare it to average differences between schools, the story is not so straightforward.
Research summary
Examining equity in NAPLAN achievement
This research summary explains the methodology for a data analysis of students' backgrounds and their influence on literacy and numeracy achievement.
Practice resource
Writing instruction framework – primary
A writing instruction template for primary school principals and leaders. Helps users examine how the school approaches and implements the effective teaching of writing and writing assessment, and evaluate opportunities for further improvement.
Video
Focused classrooms at Loxton Primary School
See how the Year 6 teachers at Loxton Primary School work to create a focused classroom from the beginning of the year.
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Focused classrooms: Example of practice
Examples of practice demonstrate effective practice in different education settings. You can use them to think about how to apply the practice in your own context.
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Focused classrooms implementation checklist
This checklist focuses on implementing a focused classroom.
Practice guide
Focused classrooms practice guide
Maximise students’ on-task learning time by minimising disruptive behaviour and disengagement.