Terms of Reference

The panel has been appointed by the New South Wales Teachers Federation to inquire into the following matters:

(a) changes in policies, procedures and/or practices of:

1. the New South Wales Department of Education

2. the New South Wales and Australian Governments (including intergovernmental agreements); and

3. other relevant government agencies, which have impacted on:

   1. the delivery of education

   2. decision making processes in education

   3. support services available to schools

(b) the effect of new/changing technologies across the system

(c) changes to regulation of the profession

(d) changed industrial arrangements governing the work of teachers and principals

(e) changes to the roles of classroom teachers, specialist teachers and those in executive positions and community expectations of them

(f) movements in attraction to the profession and retention within the profession

(g) the impact of changing curriculum, assessment and reporting requirements

(h) relevant international, national and state research and reports

(i) any matter reasonably incidental to a matter mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (h) above.

The letter commissioning the panel to conduct the inquiry is available here.