Our latest article "Equity in Practice" examines how school leaders in Australia and Scotland understand and operationalise equity within the constraints and opportunities of their policy contexts. Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @ahargreaves.bsky.social @glennsavage.bsky.social

Equity in practice: school leaders’ perspectives in Scotland and South Australia

Education systems worldwide position equity as a central policy objective, yet its advancement depends heavily on school-level interpretation and enactment. This article examines how school leaders...

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Since the Gonski report was released in 2011, a generation of young Australians has started kindergarten and finished Year 12 while we have failed to put in place the political arrangements needed to fully fund public schools in line with the national Schooling Resource Standard (SRS). #EduSkyAU

Jacqui Williamson@jacquiwilliamson.bsky.social · last yr.

A6. Agreed - full funding asap is the first critical enabler. I observe wonderful school leaders spending so much energy and time finding ways to manage despite the funding limitations. This energy could be liberated to innovate and serve a whole generation of kids before 2034. #EduSkyAU

And, on this note, it was a privilege to contribute to a story on last night's episode of ABC’s 730 by Norman Hermant and help bring national attention to this critical challenge. #EduSkyAU iview.abc.net.au/video/SEGS20...

7.30: The public schools still waiting for better funding

Victoria is known as the 'Education State', with a vision to 'deliver excellence in every classroom'.

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The final Q for tonight's chat... c'mon people, tell me what you really think and want!: Q6. What’s one bold policy change you’d make today to better prepare our schools for tomorrow? #EduSkyAU

The final Q for tonight's chat... c'mon people, tell me what you really think and want!: Q6. What’s one bold policy change you’d make today to better prepare our schools for tomorrow? #EduSkyAU

And... now Q5, which takes us to the heart of context and the communities in which education happens: How might we work with students, families, and communities to co-design education futures? #EduSkyAU

Having just come from a week of intensive work with school leaders in South Australia, this next question is very present in my mind: Q4. What unique role do school leaders play in turning future-focused ideas into action? #EduSkyAU

I agree 100%%%%%%% #EduSkyAU

Jacqui Williamson@jacquiwilliamson.bsky.social · last yr.

A2. For an innovation culture to truly take root, it has to feel safe to experiment and fail without negative consequence. Governments could examine how they might be making it unsafe for schools & educators to fail, and consider how they can encourage safe-to-fail experiments and learning #EduSkyAU

I'm not sure how useful this is, but I put together this video recently on evidence use in education #EduSkyAU: www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...

Glenn Savage on evidence use in education: EEBP Symposium

Associate Professor Glenn C. Savage (University of Melbourne) offers a 10 minute provocation on understandings and uses of evidence in education reform. Prepared for the Educative Evidence-Based Practice (EEBP) Symposium in Music Education: https://www.sydney.edu.au/music/our-research/music-education/educative-evidence-based-practice-in-music-education.html

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Ok, so I could stay on Q2 all night, but here's a third one that really is just as important: Q3. What role should evidence play in shaping education futures? #EduSkyAU

And for me, there is a greater need to actually reframe the role of the state: rather than being the sole author of reform, governments can act as stewards and enablers—creating conditions that support local experimentation and shared learning. #EduSkyAU

Glenn Savage@glennsavage.bsky.social · last yr.

And you've probably all heard me say this before, but we need to shift focus from ‘what works’ to ‘what might work here’: Innovation needs to be context-sensitive. The best ideas often emerge from within schools and systems that are trusted to take risks and experiment and reflect #EduSkyAU

And you've probably all heard me say this before, but we need to shift focus from ‘what works’ to ‘what might work here’: Innovation needs to be context-sensitive. The best ideas often emerge from within schools and systems that are trusted to take risks and experiment and reflect #EduSkyAU

Adriano Di Prato@adrianodiprato.bsky.social · last yr.

A2. Governments must shift from being gatekeepers of change to enablers of context-driven innovation. Provide flexible policy frameworks, protect professional agency, and stop measuring transformation with yesterday’s metrics. #EduSkyAU

Alrighty... this second one very close to my heart: Q2. How can governments better promote innovation in education, without imposing it from above?

I think this first question is really about future casting and backwards design. I find a lot of the work I do with school leaders when we apply these methods, it positions them to think differently about the future and their role in shaping it #EduSkyAU

Jacqui Williamson@jacquiwilliamson.bsky.social · last yr.

A1. Schools that foster adaptive capacity in students, teachers and leaders. This might mean deliberately working together to re-imagine beliefs, roles, identities as well as practices and structures. #EduSkyAU

Yeah, and for me this is about being both "human-centred and purpose-driven". Start with the student needs, not the system needs. #EduSkyAU

Adam Brooks@brookssensei.bsky.social · last yr.

For me, we must first ask the question, what is the purpose of the school of the future? For me, there must be an emphasis on intra & entrepreneurial skills. Schools must lean into student strengths. Schools must be personalised. Learning should be hands-on, connected and authentic. #EduSkyAU

This is something I think about a lot. For example, I've been thinking a bit about how we must consider what kind of future we are designing for. How do we take a wellbeing and ethical lens to that? #EduSkyAU

Adriano Di Prato@adrianodiprato.bsky.social · last yr.

A1. We must design schools that are responsive to complexity—not reactive to trends. Places where belonging precedes achievement, and curiosity is cultivated over compliance. Schools that prepare students to shape the world, not just survive it. #EduSkyAU

Hey folks! I'm looking forward to this chat. Let's get the ball rolling... Q1 today is: "If we start from today’s emerging realities, what kind of future schools must we design?" #EduSkyAU

Welcome to #EduSkyAU chat. Our guest host tonight is @glennsavage.bsky.social, encouraging us to talk about designing future schools. TIPS 1) Click on the #EduSkyAU hashtag & select Latest 2) Use the hashtag in all posts & replies 3) Respond to Q1 by using A1 in your response

Not long now until tonight's @eduskyauteam.bsky.social #EduSkyAU chat with the amazing @glennsavage.bsky.social. Join from 5:30pm AWST | 7:30pm AEST

Looking forward to this #EduSkyAU chat with @glennsavage.bsky.social 😃

Honoured to have a piece in The Saturday Paper with @pasisahlberg.bsky.social We offer three steps: 1. Prioritise faster funding for disadvantaged schools 2. Nourish collaboration over compliance 3. Tackle the root causes of disengagement and burnout www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/educati...

The next three steps to help public schools

Australia has the resources, the talent and now a government with enough political capital to build better and fairer education systems, if we’re brave enough to act. With its landslide victory, the s...

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Join Professor @glennsavage.bsky.social (UniMelb) for #EduSkyAU on Tue 27 May: Designing Future Schools From co-design to evidence, leadership & bold policy—what must we create for what comes next? 5:30pm AWST / 7:30pm AEST

On the last day of ICSEI 2025 in Melbourne we sat down with Will Brehm to reflect what we learned and heard. This is part of amazing FreshEd podcast. Listen this episodes and if you were in ICSEI 2025 attendees, add your takeaways. @glennsavage.bsky.social freshedpodcast.com/sahlberg-sav...

Pasi Sahlberg & Glenn Savage • FreshEd

Pasi Sahlberg and Glenn Savage speak about redefining education, focused on purpose and possibility.

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Colleagues and I have just published a new paper on the complexities of parental engagement in schools, based on a survey of 883 Australian parents across all sectors. We reveal a significant disconnect between policies and the realities of parenting. url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/bNv8Cvl0E5...

The engaged parent: schooling and motherhood in the contemporary economy

This paper explores parental experiences of school engagement, set against the backdrop of policy aspirations for parental involvement in schools. We suggest that the policy desire for parent engag...

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The ICSEI 2025 Conference has a stunning lineup of pre-conference masterclasses. I’m humbled to be on the program alongside legends like @ahargreaves.bsky.social, @pasisahlberg.bsky.social, and many more. My masterclass is on “Leading Change Through Strategic Design”. 2025.icsei.net/master-class...

🔥 Closing soon - register for the Critical Education Policy Summer School, 11-13 February, 2025. 25 spots for Australian and international PhD students, w focus on Indigenous, climate, and AI policy futures, see cepsummerschool.com, w @australianare.bsky.social, Ed Futures Studio, MECCE Project +

Applications for the 2025 Sydney Opera House Play Award now open. This is an annual award for a primary school for a practical idea that brings more play back to kids' lives. More here: www.sydneyoperahouse.com/schools/play...

Play Award

Nominate your school! The Sydney Opera House Play Award is an annual award for a school, learning program, class or an individual student or teacher, who has made a remarkable and ongoing contribution...

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