New abs strategies to promote statistical education under a new national curriculum for statistics

Abstract

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) seeks to positively support the teaching of statistics across the Australian education sector, and recognises the importance of national curricula as a vehicle for achieving this outcome. Working collaboratively with the Statistical Society of Australia (SSAI), ABS has taken a deliberate and strategic decision to influence, when possible, inclusion of more statistical content within Australian curricula. This paper discusses how ABS Education Services is adopting new strategies to promote statistical education in the context of new curricula, enhancing suites of free education resources, and building new partnerships to bring statistical literacy competencies to life for both teachers and students.