Reference Group

The Inquiry Committee was supported by a broad Reference Group drawn from government and non-government school education authorities, the teaching profession and education specialists, universities, parents and researchers. The Reference Group assisted the Committee to maintain linkages with the broad education community and was asked to comment on key documents (such as the literature review and development of the Committee’s final report).

The Reference Group was comprised of experts in the teaching of literacy and representatives from the following stakeholder organisations:

  • Australian Education Systems Officials Committee (AESOC)
  • the National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC)
  • the Independent Schools Council of Australia (ISCA)
  • Australian Council of Deans of Education (ACDE)
  • The Indigenous College of Education and Research (ICER), University of South Australia
  • Australian Literacy Educators’ Association (ALEA)
  • Primary English Teaching Association (PETA)
  • Australian Association for the Teaching of English (AATE)
  • Speech Pathology Australia
  • Australian Federation of SPELD (Solutions for People Experiencing Learning Difficulties) Associations
  • Australian Association of Special Education (AASE)
  • National Council on Intellectual Disability (NCID)
  • Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA)
  • Australian Secondary Principals Association (ASPA)
  • Australian Principals Associations Professional Development Council (cross sectoral Principals’ professional organisation)
  • Australian Council of Education Research (ACER)
  • Australian Council of State School Organisations (ACSSO)
  • Australian Parents Council (APC)
  • Australian Education Union (AEU)
  • Independent Education Union of Australia (IEU)
  • Australian College of Educators (ACE)
  • Australian Heads of Independent Schools Association (AHISA)
  • Early Childhood Australia Inc
  • Australian Psychology Society
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