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House Standing Committee on Education

9 November 2026

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Proceedings of the House Standing Committee on Education’s inquiry into the factors driving educational attainment.

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Inquiry into the factors driving educational attainment

16:41

Opening of hearing and procedural matters

16:41

Intervenant 1 — Opening of hearing and member introductions

16:41

Opening statements

18:57

Alexandra de Gendre — Opening statement on ecosystem effects and data gaps

18:57

Teacher effectiveness and education data infrastructure

20:39

Question of the Chair on teacher identifiers, privacy safeguards and international precedents

20:39

Question of the Chair on same-sex teachers, student attitudes and attainment

25:12

Question of the Chair on leading indicators of educational outcomes

28:07

Question of Renee Coffey on classroom composition and random assignment to classes

32:37

Question of Kate Chaney on resistance to unique teacher identifiers and use in accountability

34:41

Question of Kate Chaney on macro-level use of identifiers, trust and policy evaluation

40:04

Question of the Chair on NAPLAN reports as a behavioural intervention for parents

42:51

Evidence from Learning Creates Australia and Educators Australia

46:40

Chair — Introduction of witnesses from Learning Creates Australia and Educators Australia

46:40

Opening statements (Learning Creates Australia and Educators Australia)

48:25

Sommer Howarth (Educators Australia) — Opening statement on engagement, partnership and professional trust

48:25

Khalil Grocott (Learning Creates Australia) — Young people’s experiences of AI and trust

52:28

Bronwyn Lee (Learning Creates Australia) — AI eroding trust in student–teacher relationships

54:23

Student engagement, gender differences, wellbeing and trust

55:47

Question of Sam Birrell on gender differences in engagement and enjoyment of schooling

55:47

Question of Sam Birrell on male teachers, trust and pathways for young men

01:00:50

Artificial intelligence, teacher decision-making and system risks

01:06:30

Question of Intervenant 1 on a national AI capability framework for young people

01:06:30

Question of Intervenant 1 on AI, organizational trust and student engagement

01:13:15

Evidence from Monash University

01:17:57

Chair — Introduction of Monash University witnesses and procedural reminders

01:17:57

Opening statements (Monash University)

01:19:59

Erin Leif (Monash University) — Opening statement on educational equity, Indigenous education, gendered violence and MTSS

01:19:59

Attainment vs achievement, data interpretation and structural inequalities

01:23:24

Question of Intervenant 1 on predictors of attainment versus achievement

01:23:24

Question of Intervenant 1 on gender gaps versus “which boys and which girls” and differentiated pathways

01:30:41

Gender-based violence, online misogyny and digital duty of care

01:34:37

Question of Intervenant 1 on early career teachers, gendered violence and the Digital Duty of Care Bill

01:34:37

Question of Kate Chaney on embedding digital literacy across the curriculum and countering misogynistic influencers

01:41:41

Student behaviour, discipline and school resourcing

01:46:43

Question of Sam Birrell on school discipline, behavioural expectations and Catholic vs state systems

01:46:43

Attainment vs achievement, data interpretation and structural inequalities (cont.)

01:55:19

Question of Renee Coffey on Indigenous assessment tools and cultural mentoring

01:55:19

Evidence from Teach for Australia and La Trobe University

02:30:20

Opening of Teach for Australia and La Trobe University panel and opening statements

02:30:20

Pamela Snow (La Trobe University) — Opening statement on La Trobe’s mission and science-of-learning approach

02:30:20

Edwina Dolly (Teach for Australia) — Opening statement on mission, disadvantage and program impact

02:33:50

Employment-based teacher pathways and Teach for Australia/Nexus models

02:36:22

Question of Sam Birrell on scaling Teach for Australia, career-changers and Nexus/AEU support

02:36:22

Gender gaps in maths and literacy and application of science of learning

02:43:18

Question of Intervenant 1 on international gender gaps in maths and the role of explicit teaching

02:43:18

Question of Intervenant 1 on classroom teaching variance and its impact on outcomes

02:47:16

Question of Intervenant 1 on La Trobe’s enrolment growth after shifting to science‑of‑learning approaches

02:51:19

Question of Intervenant 1 on La Trobe's Science of Mathematics Education Lab and explicit maths teaching

02:54:03

Question of Intervenant 1 on effects of explicit teaching on attainment versus achievement

03:01:54

Employment-based teacher pathways and Teach for Australia/Nexus models (cont.)

03:04:40

Question of Renee Coffey on Teach for Australia's limited operation across states and territories

03:04:40

Gender gaps in maths and literacy and application of science of learning (cont.)

03:07:36

Question of Intervenant 1 on narrow focus on achievement versus broader educational values

03:07:36

Employment-based teacher pathways and Teach for Australia/Nexus models (cont.)

03:12:57

Question of Intervenant 1 on needs of new principals in disadvantaged schools

03:12:57

Conclusion of Teach for Australia and La Trobe University panel

03:16:58

Evidence from Inclusive Educators Australia

03:17:53

Opening statements (Inclusive Educators Australia)

03:17:53

Emily Kukolovski (Inclusive Educators Australia) — opening statement

03:17:53

Inclusive education, exclusionary discipline, data and teacher support

03:21:09

Question of Intervenant 1 on gender, disability and differential educational outcomes

03:21:09

Question of Intervenant 1 on reasonable adjustments and accountability before exclusion

03:24:16

Question of Intervenant 1 on data gaps, informal exclusions and leading indicators

03:26:48

Question of Intervenant 1 on the single most helpful intervention to support teachers including students with disability

03:31:16

Question of Renee Coffey on funding models for students with disability

03:33:07

Question of Zoe McKenzie on gendered assumptions in educational responses to disability

03:34:59

Evidence from Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership

04:16:47

Opening of AITSL panel and introductions

04:16:47

Confirmation of AITSL witnesses and decision not to make an opening statement

04:16:47

Teacher professional standards: implementation, review and impact

04:18:14

Question of Intervenant 1 on implementation of teacher standards across systems and career stages

04:18:14

Question of Intervenant 1 on the review of teacher standards and incorporation of new evidence

04:22:06

Question of Intervenant 1 on using standards to embed evidence-based teaching nationally

04:26:50

Question of Intervenant 1 on the role of teachers and school leaders in student attainment

04:28:35

Question of Intervenant 1 on measuring teacher and school leader effectiveness

04:29:58

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House Standing Committee on Education

9 November 2026

House Standing Committee on Education Mon, 9 Nov 2026 Parliament of Australia

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16:40 - 17:13

Speaker 1

on education's inquiry into the factors driving educational attainment. I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands from which we all meet today and pay respects to their elders and of the indigenous peoples of all Australia. This hearing will be broadcast and the transcript of proceedings will be published on the Parliament's website. I now invite members who are online to introduce themselves. I know some people are having some technology problems, but if people are on the line now, they can introduce themselves.

17:13 - 17:18

Speaker 3

Joanne Ryan, member for Lalor.

17:18 - 17:28

Speaker 5

I'm Renee Coffey, member for Griffith, which is in Brisbane's south side.

17:28 - 17:31

Speaker 2

I can see Ms Chaney online as well.

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