Curriculum services

Curriculum consultancy

Edstaff provides curriculum services to schools and education systems. Edstaff's highly experienced management and consultants have worked in Australia and internationally at the system and school level to provide services including:

• P -12 curriculum resource development
• strategic advice on management and curriculum reform
• educational materials trialing and evaluation
• policy research and review
• program evaluation

Read some of the papers Peter Cole, a Director of Edstaff, has written on key education issues.

• A Guide to Reform in the Middle Years of Schooling (2004)
• A framework for continuous student improvement (2004)
• Embracing Diversity: An International Review of Innovation (United States, United Kingdom and Europe) (2004)
• Learning in Alternative Settings: What makes a sustainable program? (2004)
• Professional Development: A great way to avoid change (2004)
• The Qualifications Landscape for Post-compulsory Education and Training: Issues and Future Scenarios (2005)
• Reforming Year 9: Propositions for school policy and practice (2006)
• Leadership and Professional Learning (2006)
• School Curriculum for the 21st Century (2007)

Professional development

Edstaff can tailor professional development activities to suit a variety of school and education system needs. Edstaff delivers programs focusing on teacher and leadership effectiveness, approaches to managing change, curriculum delivery and the use of information technology. In addition, Edstaff can identify professional development needs, develop programs based on identified needs or evaluate existing programs.

Sourcing and delivery of curriculum resources

Australian state and territory education systems are acknowledged as world leaders in curriculum development. Australian curriculum is supported by high quality print and multimedia resources produced by experienced developers and publishers. Many government agencies also produce materials for administrators, teachers and students. Edstaff is experienced in evaluating and sourcing classroom and school management resources, including online products. Edstaff has affiliations with leading education resource providers and can source curriculum products for Australian and international schools.

School reviews

Edstaff can advise on school and system accountability systems and conduct school effectiveness reviews. We also advise on and provide tools for school effectiveness self-evaluations.

For more details contact us at:

team@edstaff.com.au
175 Bay St. Brighton 3186 Victoria Australia