Pupil Outcomes Are One of the Worst in Australia. Can the Multi-School, Top Down Approach Work?

Pupil Outcomes Are One of the Worst in Australia. Can the Multi-School, Top Down Approach Work?

By Stephanie Flower Pupil outcomes in Tasmania are the worst of any Australian state bar the Northern Territory. To counter this, Tasmania has launched a trial of multi-school organisations (MSOs ) across three primary schools in Hobart. This involves running groups of schools, led by one executive team, modelled on an approach developed in England, called multi-academy trusts (MATs). That’s where a single organisation assumes responsibility for…