Australian Curriculum Studies Association

SCOTLAND: curriculum conversation in mathematics reform. 🌍

Do you want to know more about maths reform in other countries?

What is happening and how are they engaging stakeholders in decision making and implementation. We shall be showcasing the great work happening over in Scotland at our upcoming symposium on July 11th. Make sure you get your ticket to the international conversations.

"Connecting Worlds, Shaping Futures"

Allan Dougan Australian Maths Trust AAMT Ltd. Mathematical Association of NSW IncMathematical Association of South Australia Queensland Association Of Mathematics Teachers The Mathematical Association of WA Donna Buckley Professor Asha Rao







https://www.eventbrite.com/e/acsa-symposium-2026-tickets-1989968206474?aff=oddtdtcreator

🌿 Yesterday, our Executive Director Anna Ritzema met with the CEO Johanna Stalley from Science Teachers Association of WA to discuss the roles of teaching associations and some of the challenges but also the importance they play in education. State associations work closely together with their national bodies to provide robust conversations and expertise into their subject areas. The National conference is set to be held in Brisbane this year

https://www.stawa.net/eventdetails/35226/conasta-73-national-conference



Look out for more details on their website- it's only one month away!!! 7th-10th July

Our symposium is around the corner and we have a line up of presenters from all corners of the world!

We have a special offer....do you know where our first three presenters are from by looking at the graphics below? Drop us your answer in the comments or send us a message. A goody book can be on its way to the first one who gets it correct!

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🌍 Are you working in the international curriculum space? Are you teaching in an international school and would like to showcase your work? We'd love to hear from you!

contact us at [email protected]

We want to tell others about the wonderful work taking place all over the world

Our Executive Director Anna Ritzema and Alison Bedford our Editor in Chief, met with fellow members of the Australian Alliance of Associations in Education for their AGM. These are always fantastic opportunities to meet with fellow associations and have a catch up on their work and the exciting things going on in their space. What is always apparent is how important education associations are to any reform or national conversation on education. Associations provide outstanding contributions to the evidence that underpins work in our field, and have high levels of expertise from passionate, dedicated educators and researchers.

Meg Brighton spoke to us all on the developments on the proposed Teaching and Learning Commission and graciously answered the many questions we put to her. We look forward to how we can continue our support of the work in the Education departments.

We also enjoyed a conversation about pedagogical position statements, noting what other associations had previously done and were part of.

Thanks to John Nicholas Saunders, PhD, Allan Dougan and the executive team for their continued hard work.

This year, we continue to shine a light on the work of other associations and our commitment to conversation and support of important educational change.

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) Australian Institute for Teaching & School Leadership (AITSL)

Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA) Australian Teacher Education Association Australian Professional Teachers Association APTA Australian Government Primary Principals Association Australian Primary Principals Association The Australian Association for Research in Education

Our fabulous Jasmine, who is the administrative maestro here at ACSA, will be moving on to a new role in the Victorian government. We are delighted that she will be taking on new challenges and bringing her expertise to a new team. She will be so missed but always supported by ACSA as her career continues to flourish. Thank you Jasmine.

You can still reach us at [email protected]

📢 Get in quick! This is an exciting new space to be part of at the Australian Association for Research in Education

Curriculum is getting its own Special Interest Group (SIG), if you are conducting or have completed research in this field, we encourage you to submit your abstract to the team.

Curriculum Inquiry The aim of this SIG is to support scholarly work in curriculum and curriculum theory within the broader context of educational policy, research and practice in Australia. Curriculum Inquiry aims to reignite the profile of curriculum theory and curriculum studies within the wider research community i...

📢 We are delighted to announce that this 11th July, we shall be holding our 2026 Symposium looking at International Perspectives and the also the role of curriculum associations. More details to follow!

📢 STOCKTAKE sale now on- this time it's numeracy!! ➕

At ACSA we have been conducting our stocktake and over the next few weeks we shall be offering discounts on some of our most popular publications.

This week

"Innovations in numeracy teaching in the middle years"

edited by Robyn Zevenbergen

ONLY 4 copies remaining

Members: $30

Non Members :$40

(Including postage)

Please contact:

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🧠 💡 Critical thinking? Creative thinking?

What skills do we want our students to have? How do we prepare them for their progression through education and beyond?

5th June

26th June

Western Australia

Association for Philosophy In Schools WA (APIS WA) have some wonderful Professional Learning on offer to support you. Reach out to the team and to Andrew Rogers for more information.