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Thought leadership

Promoting excellence and leading research in public policy and education
Experience in innovation

Celebrating 50 years of history and achievements since 1968. Visit ISQ50.com
Purposeful partnerships

Fostering collaboration and continued growth across the independent sector
Specialist learning provider

Delivering quality professional learning experiences via ISQ's online platform Connect&Learn
Member school support

Enhancing school-wide performance, student outcomes and robust governance
Influence and advocacy

A united and powerful voice for Queensland's independent schools

School leaders

What Parents Want Survey 2018

ISQ has just released the latest findings from its What Parents Want survey. This longitudinal study examines the decision-making process parents undertake when choosing an independent school, including cultural influences, varying sources of information, and the relative importance of a myriad of factors that can guide school choice.

Develop a clear action plan for improvement

Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ) provides tailored, one-on-one support to conduct rigorous self-assessments, identify priorities for change and implement clear action plans for improvement.

Your responsibility to identify and report

Effective protection of children relies on timely identification and reporting of harm from all school staff. This course assists staff to understand their legal requirements and reporting under current child protection legislation. An interactive learning experience is provided using case-based scenarios.

For those new to the coordinator role

This workshop will help teachers who are new to coordinating programs for students with disability. It will provide a general overview of skills and knowledge required and include discussion of relevant legislation, managing teacher aides, and devising and implementing relevant policies and procedures.

School boards

Roles and responsibilities of a school board

This course provides an understanding of the importance of developing, implementing and maintaining policies and processes. The three modules outline individual and greater responsibilities, key policies and provide a general understanding of governance.

Designed specifically for independent schools

This comprehensive 4-day program includes 12 key modules offered through four short courses. ISQ can also help to tailor an appropriate individual program for new and existing directors, or deliver training to whole boards, to meet the professional learning requirements of professional and governance bodies.

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Early Childhood

Your responsibility to identify and report

Early childhood education and care staff have reporting responsibilities for physical and sexual harm under child protection legislation and a duty of care to report all other forms of harm. Effective protection of children relies on timely identification and reporting about concerns of harm from all relevant staff.

Drive positive outcomes for students

This course enables participants to lead schools in the creation of innovative cultures and processes. Participants will learn about system and organisational constraints and enablers in relation to innovation. The course will assist participants to establish attitudes and processes that underpin continuous improvement.