Federal Executive resolution on NAPLaN

The Federal Executive of the AEU has today unanimously carried the following resolution:

Despite the urging of the profession, the body of research and evidence and the repeated
attempts by the AEU to negotiate a satisfactory outcome, the Federal Government has failed
to introduce measures necessary to protect students, schools and school communities from
the damaging effects of league tables and the incomplete, inaccurate and invalid
representation of student data on the My School website.

Given our ethical and professional responsibility we cannot sit by and watch our students,
schools and school communities continue to be damaged due to the Government’s
intransigence.

Therefore, the AEU Federal Executive declares a national moratorium on the
implementation and administration of NAPLAN 2010 until the profession’s concerns have
been addressed.

Branches and Associated Bodies are to take action to immediately implement the national
moratorium.