Goulburn Murray LLEN

The key question addressed by this digest is ‘What does the research tell us about how schools and teachers can use data to inform teaching in ways that lead to improvements in student achievement?’Accountability processes and data have come to play a significant part in policy development and reform efforts. There is a large body of research about the use of data for improvement at the system level. The digest draws on searches of a number of databases and bibliographic resources.

A selection of relevant websites and a full reference list is provided.

A final report written by : Vaughan Patullock, Kyabram Secondary College

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Latest news – Mental Health Matters report One in five Victorians will suffer from depression, anxiety, or other mental illnesses at some time in their life.We need a system that recognises mental health problems as early in life as possible and acts to prevent a lifetime of chronic and unrelenting illness. To achieve this it is crucial that we address mental health issues in childhood and adolescence and make fostering resilience in our children and young people a top priority.The Brumby Government is taking action and embarking on generational reform of Victoria’s mental health system. This consultation paper foreshadows the Brumby Government’s proposed direction for mental health care over the next decade.The 2008/09 State Government budget provides a framework to seed this reform and address critical early priorities of the agenda.