DG's View
November 2009
Our key priorities
Events such as Showcase and World Teachers' Day once again show that teaching and learning is at the heart of everything we do in state schools.
As one of DET's seven key priorities, the aim of teaching and learning is to support students' social and emotional development as well as deliver a high-quality curriculum.
Our focus includes contributing to the development of the national curriculum, dealing with poor student behaviour and improving the learning outcomes of Indigenous children.
Hand in hand with this work is policy development, another of our key priorities.
We are committed to developing effective policy to deliver high-quality services in early childhood education and care, state schooling and training.
This is reflected in the strategies we've already produced, including the skills plan and Indigenous education policy.
As 2010 approaches, we will continue working towards new strategic directions for education and training.
More information about these and other key priorities is available from the DET website.
Julie Grantham
Director-General
