Doug Taylor
Doug Taylor is CEO of the childrens education charity The Smith Family and a member of the National School Reform Agreement Ministerial Reference Group providing advice to the Expert Panel set up to review the Agreement.
Recent articles by Doug Taylor
24 January 2024
Public education a case for all of us to work together
I write in relation to the article published in Pearls and Irritations on 23 January 2024, authored by John Frew. The writer appears to be questioning who should be working with children experiencing educational disadvantage, get funding to do it, and be responsible for their outcomes. He raises the example of The Smith Family, as a charity, and our involvement in education, and makes several assertions about our work supporting the education of children experiencing poverty.
13 September 2023
Our last, best chance: How our schools must change to help the most disadvantaged
Without reform, Australias schooling system threatens to create a lost generation of young people.