Leigh Tabrett discusses reforms to the accreditation process and funding for non-state schools in the early 2000s, as well as policy regarding child protection and the status of schools as non-profit organisations.
Leigh Tabrett recalls the development of the Smart State slogan for Queensland and the concomitant investment in research and higher education during the Goss and Beattie governments, as well as the growing interest in creative industries.
Leigh Tabrett details the Goss Government's education reforms, including the development of a national-class higher education system and equity in education. She details Anna Bligh's reforms to prep and the transition to high school, and the growing investment in education.
Leigh Tabrett discusses the importance of Australia as a higher education provider in the Asian region, and the Education Department's strategy to combat the effects of One Nation.
Leigh Tabrett discusses the way the public service must balance the needs of numerous stakeholders, and the challenge of dealing with conflict as a woman.
Leigh Tabrett notes the incoming Education Minister Paul Braddy's agenda for the department, and comments more broadly on the relationships between the minister and their departments.
Leigh Tabrett discusses working on tertiary education matters with other states and the federal government. She discusses the difficulty of balancing the interests of higher education with those of politicians, particularly in the context of the Nelson Reforms and the national curriculum.
Leigh Tabrett discusses the setting up of the Office of Higher Education, its independence from the rest of the Education Department, and the separation of TAFE and Higher Education.
