According to Biesta, purposes of school can be grouped into three categories: qualification (acquisition of standardised skills/knowledges), socialisation (acquisition of shared values and behaviours), subjectification (acquisition of beliefs about the self)

There are three senior secondary curricula in Victoria: VCE, VET & the IB

MySchool provides NAPLAN and PISA data to inform parents about school performance.

A neoliberal approach to policy development positions schools as a market that parents can choose between

The Uluru Statement from the Heart, the result of the 2017 Referendum Council on Piatjantjara Country, requested a voice to parliament, a return to treaty conversations and a truth telling commission

AITSL standards require all teachers at the graduate level to promote reconciliation between non-Indigenous and Indigenous Australians

Adichie speaks to cultural responsiveness around teacher’s ethics of care

Hidden curriculum can be understood as the cultural capitals that are implicitly valued by teachers and schools

The Melbourne Declaration has two goals: (1) that Australian schooling promotes equity and excellence, (2) that all young Australians become (a) literate & numerate, (b) confident and creative, and (c) active and informed citizens