The letter continues, I lost the end in the first posting  😄

Our third concern relates to the panel itself. While we understand that both panel members have
varying experience in curriculum in different contexts, neither would claim particular expertise in
curriculum scholarship or indeed contemporary experience and expertise across the four learning
areas that will be the subject of the review. We question therefore whether members of the twoperson
panel hold the knowledge and expertise to “turn out a robust curriculum”, as you indicated
on Friday was the aim of the review. Furthermore, both panel members have well-known and
highly critical opinions of the Australian Curriculum, as has been widely reported since Friday. In
relation to this, we are concerned about whether the panel members will hold the requisite
openness to diverse views and perspectives required to produce a balanced and fair review. Dr
Donnelly’s statement at the press conference on Friday that “many of the people who I will be
talking to are friends who I’ve known for many years” contributed greatly to our concern in this
regard, particularly in the light of his oft-repeated public criticism of the ‘education establishment’.
We offer these comments in the spirit of robust discussion in a democratic society. While we do
not dispute that, as you noted on Friday, everyone who has been to school has a perspective on
education, we do believe that we hold particular expertise contributed by our many years (many
centuries, in fact) of combined experience in the study and practice of education, and it is from this
perspective that we write, in the interests of Australian students now and in the future.
Yours sincerely,

1. Dr Jo Ailwood, The University of Newcastle
2. Adele Amorsen, Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
3. Dr Mark Askew
4. Dr Jumana Bayeh
5. Ms Donna Beggs, Teacher
6. Dr Stephanie Bengtsson, University of Newcastle
7. Mr Nathan Berger, University of Newcastle
8. Lorraine Beveridge, Teacher and PhD Candidate
9. Joel Birch, Educator, WA
10. Associate Professor Kerry Bissaker, Flinders University SA
11. Professor Jill Blackmore, Alfred Deakin Professor, Deakin University, Fellow of the Academy
of Social Sciences
12. Jane Boland, Classroom Teacher
13. Dr Dorothy Bottrell, Victoria University
14. Dr Ian Boyle University of Western Sydney
15. Julie Bowe, Lecturer, University of Newcastle
16. Professor Marie Brennan, Victoria University, Melbourne
17. Ms Sharon Brien, Teacher
18. Ms Claire Brown, Associate Director, The Victoria Institute
19. Dr Scott Bulfin, Monash University
20. Dr Brian Cambourne, Principal Fellow, Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong
21. Dr Chris Campbell, The University of Queensland
22. Ms Corinne Campbell, Assistant Principal
23. Ms Heather Campbell, Education Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
24. Associate Professor Honglin Chen, University of Wollongong
25. Ame Christiansen, Sessional Academic
26. Dr Maggie Clarke, Senior Lecturer, University of Western Sydney
27. Professor John Collard, Academic, ex-Principal
28. Garry Collins, President, Australian Association for the Teaching of English (AATE)
29. Ms Kathryn Coleman, Visual Arts Teacher
30. Ms Susan Coleman, Visual Arts Teacher (retired)
31. Barbara Comber, Faculty of Education, QUT
32. Associate Professor in Education, Maxine Cooper, Federation University Australia
33. Dr Sharon Cooper, Lecturer, University of Newcastle
34. Dr Michael Crowhurst, Lecturer, School of Education, RMIT
35. Debra Cunningham, Hon Secretary, Australian Association for Research in Education
36. Dr Christina Curry, University of Western Sydney
37. Dr Jacqueline D'warte, School of Education, University of Western Sydney
38. Michelle da Roza, Teacher
39. Dr Beverly Derewianka, Professor of Language Education, University of Wollongong
40. Dr Julie Dillon-Wallace, Queensland University of Technology
41. Assoc Prof Mary Dixon, Deakin University
42. Mia Dodd, Teacher
43. Associate Professor Catherine Doherty, Queensland University of Technology
44. Ms Catherine Donnelly, Teacher
45. Associate Professor Cal Durrant, Murdoch University
46. Associate Professor Scott Eacott, Australian Catholic University
47. Dr Elke Emerald, School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University
48. Professor Marie Emmitt FACE, Australian Catholic University
49. Professor Robyn Ewing, University of Sydney
50. Associate Professor Beryl Exley, Queensland University of Technology
51. Pauline Fitzgerald, Senior Education Officer
52. Professor John Fischetti, Newcastle NSW
53. David Fletcher, Master of Teaching student, Monash University
54. Dr Margot Ford, University of Newcastle
55. Associate Professor Susanne Gannon, University of Western Sydney
56. John Goh
57. Professor Barry Golding, Faculty of Education and Arts, Federation University Australia
58. Professor Jenny Gore, University of Newcastle
59. Professor Noel Gough, La Trobe University
60. Associate Professor Linda Graham, Queensland University of Technology, Editor, The
Australian Educational Researcher
61. Emeritus Professor Bill Green, Charles Sturt University
62. Dr Tom G. Griffiths, University of Newcastle
63. Anne Gripton, Teacher
64. Honorary Professor Susan Groundwater-Smith, University of Sydney
65. Dr Kalervo Gulson, University of NSW
66. Dr Joanne Hack, St Mary Star of the Sea College Wollongong Assistant Principal - Dean of
Mission & Innovation
67. Associate Professor Debra Hayes, University of Sydney
68. Therese Hinder, Principal, Epping West Public School
69. Dr Kathryn Holmes, School of Education, University of Newcastle
70. Angelique Howell, PhD Candidate, University of Queensland
71. Dr Eileen Honan, School of Education, The University of Queensland
72. David Hornsby, Education Consultant and ex-Principal
73. Ms Michelle Hostrup, Assistant Principal
74. Dr Jane Hunter, School of Education, University of Western Sydney
75. Dr Sharyn Jameson, Senior Lecturer, English/Literacy
76. Dr Jenny Johnston, University lecturer in teacher education, NSW
77. Dr Pauline Jones, University of Wollongong
78. Dr Amanda Keddie, The University of Queensland
79. Rebecca Kelly, English Faculty, Asquith Boys High School
80. Professor Emeritus Stephen Kemmis, Charles Sturt University and Federation University
Australia
81. Natasha Kett
82. Professor Val Klenowski, Queensland University of Technology
83. Dr Linda Knight, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology
84. Dr Sally Knipe, Senior Lecturer
85. Ms Stephanie Kougious, Teacher
86. Ms. Carmel Kriz
87. James G. Ladwig
88. Dr Julieanne Lamond, Australian National University
89. Associate Professor Jo Lampert, Queensland University of Technology
90. Dr Josephine Lang, Senior Lecturer in Education (Pedagogy and Curriculum), Deakin
University
91. Mr Tomaz Lasic, Teacher
92. Annabelle Lewer-Fletcher, UNSW
93. Ms Delanie Lewis, Teacher
94. William Lewis, Teacher
95. Dr lisahunter, The University of Waikato/The University of Queensland
96. Professor Robert Lingard, School of Education, The University of Queensland
97. Mr John Lloyd, Science Co-ordinator
98. Greg Longney, History Teacher
99. Dr Tony Loughland, University of Sydney
100. Professor Jo Lunn Brownlee, QUT
101. Dr Julianne Lynch, Deakin University
102. Dr Noella Mackenzie, Charles Sturt University
103. Mr Richard Mackenzie, Deputy Principal, Murray High School
104. Associate Professor Elizabeth Mackinlay, University of Queensland
105. Suzanne Macqueen, University of Newcastle
106. Mrs Emily Mars, Teacher
107. Allyson Mascarenhas
108. Ms Eve Mayes, Teacher and PhD Candidate, University of Sydney
109. Associate Professor Felicity McArdle, Charles Sturt University, and Adjunct Associate
Professor, QUT
110. Michael McBrien, Teacher
111. Dr Sharon McDonough, Federation University Australia
112. Dr Kelli McGraw, Queensland University of Technology
113. Anne McNamara former Primary School Principal
114. Deb McPherson, Manager English NSW Department of Education and Training (Retired)
115. Dr Andrew Miller, University of Newcastle
116. Dr Melinda Miller, Queensland University of Technology
117. Dr Nicole Mockler, University of Newcastle
118. Dr Sue Monk, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
119. Dr Fiona Morrison, Lecturer in English, School of the Arts and Media, University of NSW
120. Associate Professor Julianne Moss, Deakin University
121. Adjunct Associate Professor Geoff Munns, School of Education, University of Western
Sydney
122. Dr. Lucy Neave, Australian National University
123. Dr Kris Needham, University of NSW
124. Anne Nelson, Principal
125. Mr Patrick Norman, Doctoral Candidate, University of Newcastle
126. Dr. Joanne O'Mara , School of Education, Deakin University
127. Jo Padgham, Principal, ALEA Vice-President
128. Dr Robert Parkes, University of Newcastle
129. Vicki Parkes, University of Newcastle
130. Dr Nicola Parsons, University of Sydney
131. Cameron Paterson, Mentor of Learning & Teaching, Shore School
132. Dr Eva Petersen, School of Education, The University of Newcastle
133. Ms. Penelope Pitt, Deakin University
134. Ms Judy Playfair, Tutor in Teacher Education, Faculty of Education and Social Work,
University of Sydney
135. Dr Helen Proctor, University of Sydney
136. Professor Emeritus Alan Reid, University of South Australia
137. Jo-Anne Reid, Charles Sturt University
138. Professor Peter Renshaw, Head, School of Education, The University of Queensland
139. Loretto Richardson, Principal, St Scholastica’s College, Glebe Point NSW
140. Ms Alyssa Roach, Leader of Learning, Xavier College, Llandilo NSW
141. Philip Roberts, Assistant Professor, University of Canberra
142. Dr Brigid Rooney, University of Sydney
143. Monique Rooney, Lecturer, School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, The Australian
National University
144. Associate Professor Sue Roffey University of Western Sydney
145. Dr Julia Savage, Deakin University
146. Dr Sam Sellar, The University of Queensland
147. Dr Marg Sellers, Lecturer, School of Education, RMIT University
148. Dr Warren Sellers, Deakin University
149. Dr Kim Senior, Deakin University
150. Diana Sesay, Tutor and Senior Research Assistant, Queensland University of Technology
151. Anthony Shearer, Australian Catholic University
152. Professor Michele Simons
153. Associate Professor Alyson Simpson, University of Sydney
154. Honorary Associate Professor David Smith, University of Sydney
155. Associate Professor Kay Souter, Deakin University
156. Mr Ryan Spencer, University of Canberra
157. Marion Sturges, Teacher
158. Debra Talbot, University of Sydney
159. Suzy Tamone, Queensland University of Technology
160. Dr Jan Turbill, University of Wollongong
161. Professor Russell Tytler, Deakin University
162. Dr. Jacqueline Ullman, University of Western Sydney
163. Serena Vecchiet, Teacher
164. Dr Jana Visnovska, The University of Queensland
165. Dr Frances Whalan, University of Sydney
166. Associate Professor Sue Walker, Queensland University of Technology
167. Dr Kumara Ward, Lecturer Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of Western Sydney
168. Dr Julie White, The Victoria Institute, Victoria University
169. Cheryl Williams, Lecturer in Education, The University of Newcastle
170. Dr Linda Willis, The University of Queensland, Teacher-educator and Researcher
171. Lorraine Wilson, Education Consultant, Melbourne
172. Associate Professor Annette Woods, QUT
173. Dr David Wright, School of Education, University of Western Sydney
174. Professor Jan Wright, University of Wollongong
175. Dr Lew Zipin, Victoria University, Melbourne
176. Dr David Zyngier Senior Lecturer Curriculum & Pedagogy, ARC Research Fellow, Monash
University