You may be wondering how your child's learning will be assessed and reported for semester 1.

Reporting of F–10 student achievement and progress
The CECV has worked with the other sectors in Victoria to develop a consistent approach to the reporting of student achievement and progress. It has been agreed that semester 1 reports are still required during remote and flexible learning, and schools will:

• provide a written report in an accessible form (print or digital) and easy for parents/carers to understand for Semester 1, 2020
• provide an opportunity for parents/carers and students to discuss the report with teachers
• include commentary on student achievement and, where possible, progress.

Recognising that schools have adopted revised teaching and learning plans for Term 2, schools are required to provide:

• a description of the areas of the Victorian Curriculum F–10 taught
• a succinct descriptive assessment of student learning achievement, based on the Achievement Standards in the Victorian Curriculum F–10
• a comment on how the student has adjusted to the remote and flexible learning environment, with reference to the ‘Personal and Social Capability’ curriculum.

Once you receive your child's report you are encouraged to attend parent-teacher conferences to discuss their progress over the semester and how you can work together to continue to support your child's learning at home. Let's continue the partnership and support for your child to improve student learning!

Australian Curriclum and Assessment Authority (ACARA) Update - NAPLAN

As you will no doubt be aware NAPLAN was cancelled this year. While many students and perhaps families were happy to hear this news, it does have some implications on monitoring progress of student learning from year 3 across to year 9 if there is one year missing in the equation.

Should you wish your child to undertake NAPLAN this year, you are encouraged, with the support of ACARA, to engage with your school to work together with your child's teacher to have your child sit the test. Manual tests are available for download from the ACARA website if you feel you would like to have your child complete the test to ascertain their learning progress.

Further news about NAPLAN will be provided as further discussions are held next month by the Education Council, including all Education Ministers across Australia.

CSPV Executive Officer, Rachel Saliba attended the ACARA meeting last week on behalf of parents across Australia, more specifically on behalf of Catholic School Parents Australia. CSPV are member representatives on the national council along with Catholic parent councils from each State and Territory.

The meeting provided an opportunity to share feedback on the new Myschool website and the cancellation of NAPLAN, as well as learn more about the plans for a review of the Australian curriculum. The meeting included representatives from across all sectors of primary and secondary Principals Associations as well as parent organisations and is an example of ACARA's leadership in consulting and collaborating with all key stakeholders in education in seeking the perspective of Principals and parents.

Coming soon!

ACARA is embarking on a project to redesign their website portfolio, aiming to optimise end user experience of their websites and enhance access to information on ACARA’s work.

The website portfolio includes the Australian Curriculum website, the National Assessment Program (NAP) website, the My School website and the ACARA website, with a combined audience of over five million visitors a year.

Keep an eye out for a survey that will be available soon on our CSPV website and Facebook page. Completing the survey will give you an opportunity to share your insights on usability and improvement of the ACARA websites, to ensure they are relevant and simple to use.