Oppose School Performance League Tables

Council endorses the decision of Federation Executive to lift the moratorium on the administration of NAPLAN 2010.

In so doing, Council notes the correspondence from Julia Gillard to the AEU dated 6 May 2010 which places on the record the Government's commitment to "opposition to the misuse of student performance data including simplistic league tables" and to the establishment of a working party with AEU representation to address this commitment.

The Federation will support members in contributing to the working party process. This will include continuation of a community information/publicity campaign and convening meetings, forums and other events as appropriate. The Federation will also make all possible efforts to ensure NSW Teachers Federation members have a strong role in the ACARA working party.

Should the Government fail to honour the commitments it made to settle the 2010 NAPLAN dispute, the Federation remains prepared to resume the campaign to protect NSW public school students and communities from the harm caused by league tables.