Frank Peach comments on the Gillard Government's move towards a national curriculum which he says was almost implemented during his time as Director General of Education.
Frank Peach comments on the educational reforms during the Goss era. He discusses several reforms including the broadening of the curriculum, the introduction of technology and the Leading Schools program. He explains that the drive for this type of reform was to improve student learning outcomes by empowering schools.
Frank Peach discusses the proposal for the preparatory year of education and the process involved in presenting policy proposals to the government. He outlines how elections impact favourably on policy development.
Frank Peach comments on the proposal to introduce preparatory education in Queensland and outlines the reasons why this was a difficult policy to implement. He describes the various approaches of several education ministers.
Clyde Gilmour comments on Aboriginal education during the Bjelke-Petersen era. He discusses the difficulties introducing a common language for a reading scheme due to language differences.
Clyde Gilmour explains how he became Deputy Director General of Education and later Director General of Education. He discusses the transition from running tertiary education to running an educational system responsible for primary school education and beyond.
Clyde Gilmour discusses his relationship with the Director General of Education, Herbert Watkin and discusses the QUT Gardens Point campus. He recalls the restructuring of tertiary education during this time.
Clyde Gilmour discusses how overseas travel challenged his way of thinking about education and discusses how education was restructured in Queensland, starting with the Committee on Advanced Education. He explains how recommendations from the committee led to the establishment of technical colleges.
Clyde Gilmour discusses his career following the end of the war, completing an engineering degree with honours. He recalls his appointment as Principal of Central Technical College where he spent five months travelling to gain a understanding of initiatives in technical education.
