Stop League Tables

The AEU staunchly opposes the creation of league tables, which have been shown to be damaging and demoralising for schools and students in countries like the United Kingdom and the United States.

This page will contain information and campaign resources to assist you and your sub-branch to support the national campaign against league tables. Check it out now and come back often!

• League tables of teachers published

  A huge controversy has erupted in the United States about the publication of “value added” ratings of teachers by the Los Angeles Times. > Read more

• Former US Assistant Secretary of Education speaks on high takes testing

  Education policy analyst and research professor Diane Ravitch tells the National Education Association (USA) why high stakes testing and charter schools are bad for public education. > Read more

• Take Action Today! Make a submission to the NAPLAN Inquiry

  Public submissions to the Federal Senate's NAPLAN Inquiry are open until June 25. This is your chance to tell the Federal Government what you think about the use of NAPLAN results > Read more

• My School Working Party established

  The AEU is participating on the My School Working Party in good faith and expects that the advice of the profession aimed at addressing concerns with the misuse of student data and league tables will be respected and acted upon by ACARA and Ministers > Read more

• Senate inquiry into the use of NAPLAN results

  The Australian Education Union has welcomed the establishment of a Senate inquiry into the use of student performance data. > Read more

• Campaigning Contacts

  We need you and your friends to support our campaigns by contacting media organisations and members of parliament > Read more

• AEU victory as Gillard agrees to consult profession

  The AEU has achieved a significant victory for Public Education after Julia Gillard agreed to consult with the profession on the content of the My School website today. > Read more

• Minister unwilling to act to protect students

  The Australian Education Union said today that teachers would continue with a national moratorium on the 2010 NAPLAN tests. > Read more

• UK primary schools reject thousands

  Despite years of league tables, it seems UK parents still can't get their children into their "school of choice". > Read more

• Why ICSEA will fail our schools

  In this paper, AEU SA Branch research officer Mike Williss explains how the Federal Government's Index of Socio-Educational Advantage doesn't provide a valid basis for comparing like schools. > Read more

• Chris Bonnor speech to AEU delegates 21st April, 2010

  Former secondary school principal and now writer Chris Bonnor dismantled the My School website with a trenchent and often humorous critique at a special delegates meeting of the AEU SA Branch on 21 April. > Read more

• Federal Executive resolution on NAPLaN

  The Federal Executive of the AEU has today unanimously carried the following resolution. > Read more

• AEU to decide on NAPLaN ban

  AEU Executive is meeting today to decide if it will proceed with the proposed national boycott of the NAPLaN test, the primary source of data used to create the Federal Government's MySchool website.   > Read more

• The growing class divide

  Teacher and AEU Journal contributor Stephen Orr says the education sector increasingly reflects the class divide growing within our society. > Read more

• My School and League Tables - an AEU proposal

  The AEU believes that it is possible to achieve the goals of greater accountability andreporting without harming students and school communities and without damaging thequality of education delivered in our schools. > Read more

• Take Action

  League tables which rank schools based on raw test scores are bad for students, schools and communities. > Read more

• Gillard stares down teachers over My School

  ABC report on Julia Gillard's response to the release of a survey highlighting the problems with the Federal Government's My School website. > Read more

• Give those little reception kids a NAPLaN Test

  The recent suggestion by Dr Peter Hill, head of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) that NAPLaN testing be extended to reception students should come as no surprise says AEU Research Officer Mike Williss. > Read more

• Leaders say no to league tables

  AEU Principal members take delegation to Education Minister Jane Lomax-Smith to lobby her on the issue of school league tables. > Read more