"And that means not asking schools to improve this or that every time a new fad comes up."ĭr Jensen says the earlier educators can detect gaps in learning, the better. If we want to see improvements in literacy, then we must allow schools to concentrate on literacy. "Now this means that the long list of things we require schools to do has to be reduced. "What we need to do is reallocate funding to improving the teaching of literacy and student engagement and development in their literacy," he said. He says schools need to get back to basics. "But unfortunately at this stage we're not using NAPLAN enough to say 'well what's working in literacy and what's not?' Or when we do have the evidence, we're still sticking with the same old programs." The previous government introduced the NAPLAN testing regime to better identify these gaps in learning at primary and high schools.ĭr Ben Jensen, director of the school education program at the Grattan Institute, says NAPLAN has been "very positive" in that regard.
"We're now slipping right out of the top ten when it comes to mathematics skills, those basic stem skills - the science, technical education - as well as literacy proficiencies." "What we're finding is that we are slipping down league tables on proficiency, around language, literacy and numeracy," he said. Sorry, this audio has expired Employers are struggling to find workers with adequate literacy and numeracy skills.
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