Focus Groups

A second round of focus groups with government, community and school representatives is currently being organised. These workshops will provide participants with the opportunity to comment on an Options Paper, which has been developed on the basis of stakeholder consultations undertaken for this project. The Options Paper discusses a range of ways for improving the operation of SBM and is designed to stimulate further discussion amongst the ACT school community. The views expressed in the paper should not be viewed as final recommendations arising from the review. Summaries of meeting proceedings will be available shortly after the event.

Date	Time	Location	Summary
Tuesday 28th July 2009	4.30 – 6.30pm	Centre for Teaching and Learning
Wednesday 29th July 2009	4.30 – 6.30pm	Centre for Teaching and Learning

The first round of focus groups sessions canvassing the views of school and community representatives have now been completed. These workshops canvassed a range of views regarding perceived strengths and weaknesses of the system and options for improvement. Summaries of the meeting proceedings are available to download from the table below.

Group	Date	Summary
Community workshops	28 April – Representatives from preschool and primary schools 7 May – Representatives from High schools and Colleges	Download Download
School leader and Executive workshops	29 April – Representatives from Primary schools 11 May– Representatives from High schools and Colleges 18 May – Representatives from Primary schools	Download Download Download
Business Manager Workshops	5 May – Representatives from Primary schools 6 May – Representatives from High schools and Colleges 12 May – Representatives from Primary schools	Download Download Download