In-School and Contextual Factors in Systemic School Performance - Jack Keating Memorial Lecture

Explore the complex interplay between 'in-school' and 'contextual' factors influencing systemic school performance in this inaugural Jack Keating Memorial lecture. Delve into topics such as data infrastructures, inequality, education policy, funding, and curriculum implementation. Examine the rise of big data and its impact on education, the limitations of current understanding, and the debate surrounding school autonomy. Analyze global perspectives, including insights from Finland and PISA 2012 results. Investigate the role of pedagogy, structural reforms, and direct instruction in shaping educational outcomes. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the multifaceted challenges and potential solutions in improving systemic school performance.

Introduction
Dr Glenn Savage
The rise of data infrastructures
Inequality
Policy
Education is an idea
Funding
Principal Interviews
Curriculum to Classroom
New York Times
Maya Schiller
PISA 2012
Dennis Condren
Finland
Inequality in schooling
Policy as numbers
New public management
Big data and dartification
Topology and topography
Ixia
Mike Savage
A limited understanding
Great teachers equal great results
Pedagogy isnt mentioned
Structural reform
The problem isnt enough autonomy
Autonomy is seductive
Standards not money
Direct instruction
Conclusions