Some kids survive the torture of schooling
The grandchild in question received an OP1 had her year 12 art hung in GoMA, has taken a year off, worked as a carer and has saved suffient to take herself to America for several months
Unfortunately she was more intelligent than many of her teachers and mature so her situation was even more complicated. Oddly enough she wasnt alone in her group

This teacher issue is a difficulty for administrators and head office.
I have encountered hundreds of teachers in my career and have seen so many dedicated thoughtful ones who give children such a zest for life however there are many who take the easy way out,many who refuse change because it requires effort or they dant have the intellectual rigour to adapt, many who are there for the money and some who dont even like children

The English syllabus in Qld was one which I liked very much but required a shift in methodology.
I saw it implemented with finesse and hard work by many teachers however within a decade it had disappeared and I could see tons of BLM being pushed through the machine.
The research into how children learn to read has been prolific but many still cling to the massive role phonics plays in that process ignorinig the valuable insights already available
While htis is a teacher problem I understand that the support for change has to come from the top.
Mr Cullen to give him his due supported many initiatives but take his hand out of the bucket, the water calms down and reverts to the easiest possibility

Filip,
"when things started to go pear-shaped"

Any system will go pear-shaped if nothing is put into place to adequately measure the performance of the system, and then address shortfalls.

Looking at the Masters report, QLD education is now below average for comparable countries in almost every area of education.

That comes about from spending large amounts of money for minimal accountability.

And who wanted to spend the large amounts of money for minimal accountability?