Click here to download the communiqué from the recent Talking Heads 100 Forum held in Canberra (PDF file).

ASPA's President and Executive is seeking your feedback on issues in the Federal sphere to enable it to more accurately and strategically present matters of major concern to government secondary principals across Australia to the Australian Government. Click here to go to the feedback form.

A gallery of 115 photos from the forum has been added to the website - click here to go the gallery.

Presentations from the forum:

• Telepresence Network Introduction - Rebecca O’Brien – Cisco, and Susi Steigler-Peters - Telstra.

• Accountability and Reporting – presentation to the delegates for discussion.

• Intelligent Transparency – presentation to the delegates for discussion.

• Investing in Education – presentation to the delegates for discussion.

• 21st Century Skills - Patrick Griffin, Executive Director, Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills, University of Melbourne.

CONSISTENT THEMES: “All students in all settings secure success all the time.” (Caldwell, 2009)

This will be achieved by:
• mutual trust
• reciprocal accountability
• intelligent incentives
• genuine consultation
• evidential change

all working together for the public good.