The issue isn’t that students are carrying small rectangular objects in their pockets. The problem is that these objects contain applications literally designed to create addiction. 

Today’s educational leaders are no longer expected to simply manage operations or ensure compliance—they must be adaptive, forward-thinking innovators equipped with the skills to lead learning communities through complex, evolving landscapes.

The ATAR is not designed for the success of the majority; its primary function is to rank students, creating winners and losers in an unfair system.

The process begins by deciding what learning outcomes a credential should cover, then works through stages of credential design, assessment design, moderation, standards setting, quality control and review.

The aim is to embed scalable, reliable, trusted performance-based, developmental assessment and credentialing into programs.