“What we used to call the future of education is manifesting right now in our schools.”
Addressing the National Education Forum in Canberra today, the National Chair of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Rev. Chris Ivey, told the Forum that, while there was an expectation that the COVID-19 pandemic had offered an opportunity to press the ‘reset’ button on education, and that schooling systems would shake off the remnants of industrial-age education provision, “many independent schools in Australia had taken the opportunity presented by COVID-19 disruption to hit the ‘fast forward’ button”.
The Rev. Ivey, who is Principal of St Andrew’s Anglican College in Peregian Springs, Qld, told Forum delegates that by applying the values of collegiality, contribution and collaboration, educators could scale and share the intellectual capital generated within their schools for the benefit of all students.
“Collaborative effort does not demand uniform practice,” said the Rev. Ivey. “On the contrary, collaboration supports diversity because it does not regulate – it enables.”
Forum delegates heard speakers on a range of key issues in Australian schooling, including the role of schools in Australia’s journey of reconciliation, student and staff wellbeing, and children’s online safety.
The 2022 National Education Forum was the fifth to be hosted jointly by AHISA and Independent Schools Australia. As well as providing a platform
