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With more than 1200 delegates attending, ºÚÁϳԹÏ's 17th annual conference was ºÚÁϳԹϒs largest to date.

ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï chief executive, Professor Geoff Masters, said the theme of Research Conference 2012 was chosen to highlight that school improvement is an area of high priority in Australia.

'School improvement is a key objective of all education systems and school leaders who share a common drive to deliver improved outcomes for students,' Professor Masters said.

'We know a great deal now about what it is that schools do to make a difference to the quality of teaching and learning. This conference discussed the particular practices that research is revealing to have a powerful effect on school improvement endeavours,' he said.

The conference featured four keynote addresses and 17 concurrent sessions. Speakers included:

ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï chief executive, Professor Geoff Masters;
Cambridge University Emeritus Fellow, Professor David Hargreaves;
NSW Department of Education and Communities Director-General, Dr Michele Bruniges AM;
Innovation Unit (UK not-for-profit) Board Director, Ms Valerie Hannon;
Educational Transformations Managing Director, Professor Brian Caldwell; and
University of Auckland Professor of Education Helen Timperley.

Presenters highlighted the conditions, contexts, curriculum, pedagogy and practices required for school improvement to occur.

High-impact practices discussed at this conference included an explicit improvement agenda, creating a culture that promotes learning, an expert teaching team, effective teaching practices, differentiated classroom learning, analysis and discussion of data, and targeted use of resources.

The ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Research Conference 2012, on the theme 'School Improvement: What does the research tell us about effective strategies?' was held in Sydney from 26 to 28 August. 

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