20 November: In May this year, APPA developed a position paper on the publication of nationally comparable school performance information. It outlines the arrangements that we believe should be put in place in the interest of all Australian primary schools. We have added it to our Critical Drivers section of the Home page of the website - scroll down this page to see the link to the paper.

16 November: We urge you to check out the video resources called Stories of Us further down this page. They have been developed and performed by students for students and so are a very powerful resource for you to use as part of the anti-bullying programs in your school.

13 November: The first National Conversation with Principals was hosted by Julia Gillard, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, on 10/11 November in Canberra. 150 principals were invited, through their principals' associations, to attend. The 2 days were a mixture of information sharing, workshops and feedback to her and her departmental officers. The DPM participated for the entire time, including during the breaks. Click here to download a summary of the event.

3 November: At the national conference in September, two motions were passed by APPA members calling on the Australian Government to delay the publication of school performance data on the national website. These motions were sent to Julia Gillard, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education. She has replied - click here to read her letter.

3 November: Brian Caldwell has published another of his short papers: Strategic Comment On Policy in Education. In this paper, he produces a report card for the Education Revolution. He has given us permission to provide it to APPA members. We urge you to read it to get another view of the government's progress. Click here to read the news item about the report card and download the complete paper.

2 November: Last week, we had the first meeting of the Parliamentary Friends of Primary Education group in Canberra. 28 politicians have joined the group so far, and many of them met with us to talk about ways of raising the profile of issues related to primary education at the national level. Watch for further developments! This will be an active, growing group in Parliament House. Click here to read more about the group and see the list of current parliamentary members.

22 October: If you have not yet ordered the book for parents to help them with their child's first year at school, please do it quickly - they are selling fast! Read the information about ordering the book in the notice further down this website page.

No. 20 of the Scholastic - APPA Links to Literacy is now available by clicking here or by moving your mouse over the Sponsors menu item above and then moving it down to the Scholastic menu item. The "Links to Literacy" menu item will become visible. This is the last of the second series of Links to Literacy. All links will be kept on that page.Stories of Us is a unique series of Australian education resources for primary students to support anti-bullying programs in schools. The resources centre on films developed and made with students, and have proven to be uncommonly effective in the classroom. The films are compelling as they draw on the collective experience of the students, holding a mirror to their reality with such authenticity that many students watching them are convinced they are real. There are two resources in the primary series – Bullying and Belonging.