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The following submissions have been made by AAMT to a variety of outside agencies and organisations. Development of submissions involves solicitation of input from the general membership when timelines allow. In some cases, however, circumstances require that papers are developed by the AAMT Executive and/or Council on behalf of members.
Senate Inquiry into Academic Standards of School Education (2007)
AAMT provided the following written submission to this senate inquiry into academic standards in schools.
Senate07 submission_AAMT.pdf 140.97 kB
National Numeracy Review (July 2007)
In November 2006, Senior Officials from the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments agreed to conduct the National Numeracy Review to identify the teaching, learning and assessment processes that best lead to improved numeracy outcomes for all students. A review Panel was set up, Background and Discussion papers prepared and input requested.
The submission below was developed by the AAMT Executive, in consultation with the AAMT Council.
AAMT Response_16 Jul07.doc 168.50 kB
ACER report Year 12 Curriculum Content and Achievement Standards (2007)
The Australian Council for Educational Research report entitled Year 12 Curriculum Content and Achievement Standards aimed to identify commonalities and differences between Year 12 subjects around the country in a range of curriculum areas, including mathematics. The AAMT prepared detailed comments on the report and provided these to the Australian Government and ACER.
AAMT Comments ACER Yr12.pdf 244.95 kB
Accreditation of Pre-service Teacher Education Programs (2007)
Response from AAMT to Teaching Australia's Proposal for National Accreditation of Pre-service Teacher Education Programs.
Pre-service Proposal_AAMT.doc 213.50 kB
NSW Stage 6 course review (July 2006)
AAMT was invited by the Office of the Board of Studies in NSW to provide input to their review of Stage 6 (Years 11 and 12) Mathematics courses in that state. A submission was prepared by the AAMT Executive.
nsw_stage6_input.pdf 157.46 kB
Charter for the Teaching Profession (October 2006)
Response from AAMT to a questionnaire published by Teaching Australia (formerly the National Institute for Quality Teaching and School Leadership - NIQTSL) regarding the possible development of a Charter for the Teaching Profession.
ta_charter.pdf 35.09 kB
Australian Certificate of Education proposal (August 2006)
AAMT's response to a questionnaire from the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training inviting comment on the report Australian Certificate of Education: exploring a way forward (Australian Council for Educational Research, 2006).
ace_rsp_f.pdf 109.38 kB
Terms of Reference for the study of Curricula in Year 12 (November 2005)
Response from AAMT to proposed Terms of Reference for a study of content, curriculum and standards of Year 12 assessment in English, Literature, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry (November 2005).
terms_of_ref_yr12.pdf 62.35 kB
NIQTSL consultation on Standards for School Leadership (October 2005)
AAMT response to a consultation questionnaire published as part of the Standards for School Leadership Project of the National Institute for Quality Teaching and School Leadership (NIQTSL).
lship_stds_response.pdf 900.30 kB
Inquiry into Teacher Education (April 2005)
AAMT's response to the terms of reference of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Educational and Vocational Training's national inquiry into teacher education.
evt-resp.pdf 222.39 kB
Victorian Parliament Inquiry into Teacher Education (April 2004)
AAMT's submission to the Education and Training Committee of the Parliament of Victoria in relation to the suitability of pre-service teacher education in mathematics and science.
vic_tchr_ed04.pdf 54.34 kB
Consultation on the establishment of the National Institute for Quality Teaching and School Leadership (January 2004)
AAMT responded to the issues paper produced during the consultation process.
Consumer and Financial Literacy Taskforce (August 2004)
AAMT response to the Australian Government Consumer and Financial Literacy Taskforce discussion paper Australian Consumers and Money.
cflt-res.pdf 72.28 kB
Young people, schools and innovation (June 2003)
AAMT's response to Young people, schools and innovation: towards an action plan for the school sector (the second of two discussion papers produced as part of the Commonwealth Government Review of Teaching and Teacher Education).
submisn2.pdf 83.02 kB
Financial literacy in schools (September 2003)
AAMT's response to an Australian Securities and Investments Commission discussion paper.
asic-res.pdf 26.16 kB
Strategies to attract and retain teachers of science, technology and mathematics (October 2002)
AAMT responded to this first of two discussion papers produced as part of the Commonwealth Government Review of Teaching and Teacher Education.
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