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Mr Shreeve is a Director of AeSharenet. AeSharnet wasincorporated in 2000 as an initiative of the States, Territoriesand Commonwealth Ministers of Education and Training tosimplify copyright licensing within the VET sector.Mr Shreeve provided high level advice to the TAFE CommissionBoard to assist in its deliberations on issues such as promotingthe capability of TAFE NSW, the development of the TAFENSW strategic resources plan, the development of TAFE NSW:Strategic Directions 2002-2004, and the preparation ofsubmissions to the Teacher Education Review Taskforce.James McMorrowDeputy Director-General, Policy and Planning,SES Level 5 (until 28/03/2001)Convener, Teacher Education Review,SES Level 5, $186,160 (from 29/03/2001)In 2001, Dr McMorrow was responsible to the Director-Generalfor the development of advice on support for therecommendations of the Ramsey Review of Teacher Education,Quality Matters, and options for their implementation. The reportfocused on the quality of teachers and teaching, providing thirteenrecommendations to the NSW Government and 51 policydirections for universities, TAFE, employers and professionalteaching organisations.Dr McMorrow convened a taskforce of teachers, representativesof employing authorities, universities, teacher educators, unions,and the Board of Studies as well as officials to assist in thedevelopment of advice to the Government. He also convened aninternal working party within the Department of Education andTraining to coordinate the Department’s advice to the taskforce.Dr McMorrow undertook wide ranging consultations withschools, teachers, professional, industrial and communityorganisations, university administrators and teacher educatorsseeking comment on three main areas of recommendation withinthe report:! the establishment of an Institute of Teachers as a voluntaryprofessional body responsible for the development of aframework of professional standards for accrediting teachersand endorsing courses of teacher education! the establishment of a Graduate School of Education! the establishment of a joint committee to provide morestrategic advice on teacher supply.The taskforce was informed further by a series of communityconsultative forums and meetings with major interest groupsto allow them to explain and expand on their response to thereview.A report setting out the taskforce’s advice was provided to theMinister in September 2001. The form of a possible Governmentresponse was then negotiated with officials from other NSWgovernment agencies.Dr McMorrow also consulted widely with officials in other Statesand Territories and was successful in establishing the quality ofteaching and educational leadership as a major area for nationalcollaboration. As a consequence, a MCEETYA Taskforce (theTeacher Quality and Educational Leadership Taskforce) hasbeen established to develop a national framework of professionalstandards for the teaching profession and agreed policy principlesfor supporting improvements in teacher quality.Stephen BuckleyAssistant Director-General, School Educational ServicesSES Level 5, $189,110 (from 13 /01/01)Mr Buckley held the position of Assistant Director-General,Corporate Strategy until 13 August 2001 when he was appointedto the position that he currently holds.As Assistant Director-General, Corporate Strategy Mr Buckleyreported directly to the Director-General and had responsibilityfor advising the Minister and Director-General/ManagingDirector on strategic initiatives that could be adopted to improvethe delivery and outcomes of public education and training inNew South Wales.Mr Buckley provided the Director-General/Managing Directorwith relevant, qualitative and quantitative research-based advicein relation to the effectiveness of media and marketing,promotion and issues management related to schools, TAFENSW, ACE and AMES programs and initiatives.He held particular responsibility for the development andimplementation of the ‘Teach Your Children Well’ advertisingcampaign which has significantly met its objective to lift theimage of public school teachers in the community through apositive impact on attitudes towards teachers and their role insociety.A major undertaking in 2001 was the conduct of an extensivereview of online learning in the Department of Education andTraining. The review focused on mapping current activities,providing an analysis of their effectiveness and makingrecommendations for the future. This work resulted in anextensive report to the Board of Management that largelyaccepted the recommendations and has seen Mr Buckley givensignificant responsibility in this area at State and national levels.Concurrent with undertaking the review of online learning MrBuckley relieved as Director of the Illawarra Institute ofTechnology. The opportunity to accept full responsibility forthe operation of this significant TAFE institute gave Mr Buckleyan extensive and valuable experience that further equips him tocontribute at a very senior level to the management of theDepartment.Since August 2001, Mr Buckley has assumed responsibility forensuring effective and responsive support for schools. This isachieved through the operational units of Professional Supportand Curriculum, Quality Initiatives and Promoting PublicEducation and Strategic Projects.A major initiative has been the refocusing and rebuilding of theformer directorates of Training and Development andCurriculum into a single unit leveraging the capabilities of theformer units to improve engagement with teachers in theprovision of classroom support.Priority continues to be accorded to improving students’ learningoutcomes in literacy and numeracy, technology, support forteachers of the new HSC and environmental education.Mr Buckley successfully led the management of the rebuilding,in late 2001, of parts of the Department’s websites. This workwas completed for use in the 2002 Back to School promotionand provides the base from which more extensive work willbe undertaken.246 NSW Department of Education and Training Annual Report 2001
Hetty CislowskiAssistant Director-General, Secondary EducationSES Level 5, $175,100 (from 18/04/2001)Ms Cislowski was appointed as Assistant Director-General,Secondary Education in April 2001.Ms Cislowski was responsible for overseeing the operationof 20 school districts covering metropolitan Sydney, theCentral Coast, Lake Macquarie, Newcastle and Maitland.Superintendents in these districts ensured that the priorities ofthe Department were met, high standards of teaching andlearning were maintained and teacher development continuedto focus on strategic priorities. Each of these districts developedprograms for the promotion of public education and initiativesto improve the quality of teaching and learning.In relation to these 20 districts, Ms Cislowski provided leadershipand support for superintendents and advice on the managementof a range of serious issues including grievances, complaints,investigations and school reviews; and managed the provisionof ministerial correspondence and briefings relating to thesedistricts.A major focus in 2001 for secondary education was thedevelopment and implementation of Building the Future, a planto revitalise education in the inner Sydney area. The draft planwas released in March 2001 for public consultation and containeda number of strategies to counter declining enrolments andreduced opportunities in inner Sydney schools. From May, MsCislowski led the project team and coordinated the preparationof a report and recommendations to the Minister.Following the acceptance of the report, Ms Cislowski wasresponsible for the Department’s submissions to the SchoolClosure Review Committee and the coordination ofimplementation plans for 2002.Throughout this period, Ms Cislowski led a team of projectofficers working intensively with schools on curriculum plans,promotion, communications, training and development, andpersonnel management. The coordinated strategy and successfulnegotiation with the NSW Teachers’ Federation resulted in asmooth introduction from the beginning of the 2002 school year.Ms Cislowski also had responsibility for the oversight of theSchool Accountability and Improvement Directorate. Under herdirection the processes for production of annual school reportswere reviewed and changes implemented for the 2002 year. Inaddition, the school accountability model was reviewed by theAudit Office and Ms Cislowski was responsible forimplementation of its recommendations. One outcome of thisreview was an increase in school reviews and a strengthening ofthe accountability process through annual school reports. ChiefEducation Officers (School Improvement) in district officesdeveloped procedures for monitoring school improvementtargets and aligning these with district training and developmentpriorities.In the latter part of 2001, Ms Cislowski undertook theamalgamation of the School Accountability and ImprovementDirectorate with the Assessment and Reporting Directorateas the first step to building a stronger alignment betweenschool and State performance measures. This work will continuein 2002.The Assistant Director-General, Secondary Education also hasoversight of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) inSchools Directorate. In 2001, this directorate continued toexpand the participation of students in VET and increased thelevel of support for workplace learning. The directoratestrengthened its strategic alliances with industry and supportedan increased number of students and employers undertakingschool-based traineeships. Through an extensive network ofexpert VET consultants in districts and TAFE colleges, schoolswere well supported in the delivery of the new IndustryCurriculum Frameworks courses.In the general area of secondary education the two major focusareas for 2001 were implementation of the new HSC andestablishment of three new multi-campus colleges.Through the Director of Secondary Education, Ms Cislowskiwas responsible for monitoring schools’ implementation of thenew HSC and for liaison with the Board of Studies on a range ofimplementation issues.Three new multi-campus colleges were established - DubboCollege (Dubbo, Dubbo South and Delroy Campuses),Callaghan College (Wallsend, Waratah Technology and JesmondCampuses) and Georges River College (Hurstville Boys, Oatleysenior, Penshurst Girls and Peakhurst Campuses). Themanagement of these multi-campus colleges in their initialimplementation phase involved significant negotiation withinthe Department and with stakeholders outside the Department.Early analyses of retention, attendance and outcomes dataindicate that these colleges are being successful in meetingstudents’ needs by extending the range of opportunities availableto them in environments that are more flexible and focused onstages of adolescent development.Throughout the year, Ms Cislowski undertook numerousspeaking engagements and personal consultations, and gavepresentations on leadership at training and developmentactivities for staff throughout the State in order to supportquality teaching and learning. Ms Cislowski also made asignificant contribution to the promotion of public educationand the maintenance of productive relationships with theDepartment’s major stakeholders - parent organisations,principal and staff representative groups, and unions.George GreenAssistant Director-General, Student Services and EquityProgramsSES Level 5, $189,110As Assistant Director-General, Student Services and EquityPrograms, Mr Green provides strategic leadership and overseesthe planning, delivery and evaluation of a wide range ofspecialised programs in schools, TAFE and the broadercommunity. He plays a leading role in the development andimplementation of community based and whole-of-governmentinitiatives.In 2001 significant progress was made in improving educationaloutcomes for students from groups with specific needs.Mr Green developed a draft discussion paper, Young People atRisk, which contains an innovative proposal to coordinate theuse of school, community and TAFE resources more effectivelyin order to meet the needs of students aged 15 to 19 who are atrisk of disengaging from education and training. This paperwill be further refined in early 2002 to provide a basis forprogram development.Mr Green led the planning for the improvement of services forschool students with behaviour difficulties. These students arebetter supported following the Government’s announcement in2001 of the establishment of an additional eleven schools andNSW Department of Education and Training Annual Report 2001 247
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Project DescriptionSCHOOL EDUCATION
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IndexAAboriginal and Torres Strait
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