Professional ban on new student reports

The Federation has placed a professional ban on the new, government imposed student report requirements. A fax was sent to all schools today from the General Secretary detailing how to comply with the Federation's ban. The content of the fax is reproduced.

To:Federation Representatives - All Schools

(please bring this to the attention of all Federation members)

Re:STUDENT REPORTS CAMPAIGN

Dear colleagues

Professional Ban

Federation has placed a professional ban on the new, government imposed student report requirements.

Over thirteen hundred schools have already decided that they "cannot and will not" implement the new reports this year.

To comply with Federation's ban:

1. Do not implement the federal and state government imposed student report requirements. These requirements are contained in the DET's memorandum of 9 February 2006 and subsequent bulletins including bulletin 8.

2. Continue to use the student report system that was in place at your school before the federal and state governments tried to foist their "one size fits all" system on schools.

3. Federation understands that some schools had been waiting for the outcome of the Eltis reference group and needed to make changes to their reports. Schools in those circumstances were advised by Federation, before the end of Term 2 this year, to make school community decisions about changes to their reports. Those schools should not make further changes until Federation has negotiated an acceptable outcome for 2007.

4. Federation understands that some schools took place in a "trial" of the new government imposed reports in Semester 1, 2006 or started to change their reports for Semester 2, 2006. Those schools are asked to contact their local Federation Organiser for help to comply with the professional ban.

Negotiations

No settlement has been reached. Federation remains ready and willing to negotiate an educationally-acceptable outcome for 2007.

Federation is seeking:

• the use of "A to E" terminology be at the school's discretion, with a range of other options made available

• Years 1-3 be removed from the mandatory requirements entirely

• a consistent and agreed form of words inviting parents to the school to discuss their child's progress

• protocols about any potential link between student reports and annual school reports

• additional Training and Development funding from DET

• no mandatory requirement for individual comments and ranking for CAPA, PDHPE, HSIE and science and technology in primary schools.

Federation will support all teachers and principals who implement the professional ban. Please contact your local Federation Organiser if you need help.

Yours sincerely

John Irving

General Secretary

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