9.15 - 9.30am

OPENING AND WELCOME

Professor Stephen Sedgwick, Director, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne

9.30 - 10.40am

SESSION 1

Teachers and Teaching

Chair: Professor Kwong Lee Dow Director, Teaching Australia

Mr Greg Whitby
Executive Officer, Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Parramatta

Associate Professor Christine Ure
Associate Dean, Teacher Education, Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne
Presentation

Mrs Sheree Vertigan
Principal, Reece High School, Tasmania and Vice-President, Australian Secondary Principals Association

Ms Jennifer Buckingham
Research Fellow, The Centre for Independent Studies

10.40 - 11.00am

Morning Tea

11.00 - 12.30am

SESSION 2

The Performance of Schools

Chair: Professor Peter Dawkins, Secretary, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

The Hon Bronwyn Pike MP, Victorian Minister for Education

Professor Gerald Burke
Executive Director, Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University
Title: Finance and the performance of schools
Presentation

Professor Bill Louden
Head of School, Graduate School of Education, The University of Western Australia
Title: What makes the most difference - and what would it take to get more of it?
Presentation

Dr Kevin Donnelly
Executive Director, Education Strategies
Presentation

Lunch

Election Debate

The Hon Julie Bishop MP
Minister for Education, Science and Training

Mr Stephen Smith MP
Shadow Minister for Education and Training

Moderator: Professor Glyn Davis AC, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne

2.00 - 3.15pm

SESSION 3

Making a Difference in Difficult Circumstances

Chair: Dr Wendy Jarvie, Deputy Secretary, Department of Education, Science and Training

Professor Barry McGaw
Director, Melbourne Education Research Institute, The University of Melbourne
Presentation

Dr Chris Sarra
Director, Indigenous Education Leadership Institute, Queensland University of Technology
Presentation

Ms Linda Lorenza
Head of Education, The Bell Shakespeare Company
Title: Engaging students can be easier than you think, even with Shakespeare!
Presentation

3.15 - 3.30pm

3.30 - 4.45pm

SESSION 4

Keeping Students Attached to Learning

Chair: Mr Stephen Elder, Director of Catholic Education, Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Melbourne

Dr Chris Ryan (Unfortunately, Dr Ryan was not able to attend)
Director, Social Policy Evaluation, Analysis and Research Centre, RSSS, The Australian National University

Mr Patrick Coleman
Director Policy, Business Council of Australia
Title: Business Priorities for the Future of Schooling

Dr Tom Karmel
Managing Director, National Council for Vocational Education Research
Presentation

4.45pm

Closing