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Member school support

Enhancing school-wide performance, student outcomes and robust governance
Specialist learning provider

Delivering quality professional learning experiences via ISQ's online platform Connect&Learn
Purposeful partnerships

Fostering collaboration and continued growth across the independent sector
Thought leadership

Promoting excellence and leading research in public policy and education
Influence and advocacy

A united and powerful voice for Queensland's independent schools

School leaders

Now available: 2021 Professional Learning Prospectus

The 2021 Professional Learning Prospectus is available to download. Browse more than 300 events that have been developed to support independent school leaders, teachers, governors and specialist staff. Join leading academics, researchers and your peers to grow your capacity and advance your career in 2021.

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HALT Applications Open

Applications for 2021 Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher program are open. To apply, read the supporting guidelines and complete the online application form before 11 December.

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New Parent Engagement Issues Paper Released

A new ISQ issues research paper from Griffith University academics is now available to download. Engaging parents in their child’s learning and wellbeing: Change, continuity, and COVID-19 brings together decades of parent engagement research and findings with current insights and school experiences from Queensland’s home-learning period.

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New Podcast: Dr Jill Willis discusses HALT

Dr Jill Willis (Associate Professor, School of Teacher Education and Leadership, QUT) discusses ISQ’s Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher (HALT) program and how the nationally recognised certification process can help teachers experience a sense of professional renewal.

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Teachers

Specialist learning with ISQ

ISQ is your specialist learning provider, delivering credible, research-based programs with outstanding schoolwide outcomes. We offer 300+ learning opportunities for our geographically diverse member base. Member schools can access and register for professional learning and online modules via ISQ Connect&Learn.

Catering for the needs of students with disability

A new online module for school and curriculum leaders to better understand the options available when differentiating curriculum for students with disability. Links between curriculum planning, disability legislation and the NCCD provide support to develop individualised educational programming to better cater for the needs of students with disability.

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School boards

Designed specifically for independent schools

This comprehensive online program includes 12 key modules. 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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Interpreting a school's financials

This series of four 20-minute finance modules will enable board members to make an informed judgement about the solvency of their school and gain a better understanding of the balance sheet, income and expenditure statements, cash flow, and ratio analysis with this online course.

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Early Childhood

Early childhood & kindergarten - establishing the foundations

ISQ provides guidance, support and resources for member schools operating an early childhood service. Independent schools deliver, or are associated with, Queensland Government approved kindergarten programs in kindergartens.

Maximising learning outcomes in early childhood

Develop your reading instruction using research-based best practice. Each module builds understanding from the perspectives of higher order thinking, high-yield instructional practice and evidence-based planning to improve reading engagement and oral language.

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Historic Year 12 Cohort Farewells School Forever

20 November 2020 - The 13-year school journey of about 50,000 Queensland Year 12s comes to an end today (20 November).

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Independent School Communities Welcome Reappointment of Grace Grace MP as Queensland Education Minister

11 November 2020 - Queensland’s independent schooling sector today welcomed the reappointment of Grace Grace MP as Queensland Education Minister in a third-term Palaszczuk Government.

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ISQ Briefings, Nov/Dec 2020

In the final issue of Briefings for the year, Executive Director David Robertson looks back at the challenges and achievements in 2020, discussing the impact of home learning, new funding legislation and the introduction of external exams for Year 12 students. Director (Strategic Relations) Shari Armistead presents research on transformational and transactional leadership in times of change.