Linda Apelt describes her teaching career over 10 years, before moving into policy roles, especially with National Policy for the Education of Girls. She describes the challenges working with State and Commonwealth governments.
Dean Wells explains his support for the anti-bullying taskforce. He discusses further the dismantling of the Leading Schools program and reallocating the funds.
Dean Wells provides his opinion on the Borbidge government's Leading Schools program. Wells discusses realigning spending priorities to supply teacher aides to improve literary standards. He also discusses his support for the state school system and the introduction of a prep year.
Bob Quinn relates the challenges of minority government and problems they had pushing through their education reforms. He discusses the industrial disputes he dealt with during his time as a minister.
Bob Quinn discusses his goals as Minister for Education. He highlights the constraints placed on the department by Treasury and his support for the self-management of schools. He describes how the devolution of power was then reversed by the incoming Beattie government.
Rod Welford discusses his relationship with stakeholders in his portfolios. He notes that Julia Gillard adopted his model of good education. He outlines his four c's of education - competence, creativity, character and citizenship.
Roger Scott discusses the influence of religious groups on education policy. He comments on some of the issues during the Goss era, including upgrading of the Christian Heritage College, social science education and corporal punishment.
Roger Scott discusses the Wiltshire curriculum review and the review of the tertiary education selection processes. He discusses the criticisms of the OP system and the role in this system of rationing tertiary education.
Roger Scott notes the Focus on Schools committee and the role of the committee in setting the policy agenda, including school community empowerment and gender equity within the Education Department. He comments on the congruency between the ideas of the Focus on Schools committee and the 1989 Labor Blueprint.
