Geoff Masters

Equality and quality are linked

August 30, 2019

Koroboro International School recently hosted its inaugural Festival of Learning. I was fortunate enough to have been a part of the celebration alongside 350+ local educators and leaders. While there are obvious differences between our schools and systems, what is evident in PNG and here is the equity gap. The rich are getting richer, the … More Equality and quality are linked

Rethinking the beginning

July 9, 2015

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) CEO Geoff Masters, recently identified some of the challenges we face in closing the achievement gaps in schools. He writes: Schools continue to be organised on traditional lines with students being assigned to year groups, and teachers delivering the curriculum specified for each year group. If teachers treat all students in the … More Rethinking the beginning