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Independent Schools Tasmania Promoting freedom of choice & diversity in education to support the needs of each individual student

Inde­pen­dent Schools Tas­ma­nia is an asso­ci­a­tion of inde­pen­dent schools with­in the state who togeth­er edu­cate over 11,000 stu­dents. Each inde­pen­dent school is ful­ly autonomous and sep­a­rate­ly account­able to its par­ents and com­mu­ni­ty. We pro­mote free­dom of choice and diver­si­ty in edu­ca­tion to sup­port the needs of each indi­vid­ual student.

29/10/2026

In the latest episode of the Learning Landscape Podcast, Independent Schools Tasmania CEO Simon Matthews sat down with Susan Taylor, creator and host of the Thirteen Years Well Spent Podcast.

Thirteen Years Well Spent gathers stories from young adults about how their schooling prepared them for life, what they have learnt since and what they feel they missed out on.

You can watch the whole podcast on our YouTube channel through the link below, or find it on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
https://youtu.be/X8ldFciyRYQ

24/09/2026

How do you have a working relationship where the staff are open to opportunities and not just trying to prove a competence?

Angus Humphries' Questions for Thinking program considers this critical and actually very achievable. Hear the full conversation in our latest Learning Landscape Podcast!

https://youtu.be/pMp7xvEAjww

16/09/2026

We are aligning our resources and priorities with the needs of Tasmania’s independent schools - ensuring we have the right capability focused in the right areas to deliver our strategy across every member school.

In today’s short video, I introduce our Consultant Team and explain their areas of focus for 2027 and beyond.

While each member of the team brings specialist expertise, our strength comes from working together as one IST team - collaborating across portfolios and responding to the different contexts and priorities of our schools.

15/09/2026

Our strategy is built around four connected pillars: Engage. Support. Advocate. Sustain.

Together, they provide a clear framework for how IST will work with and for Tasmania’s independent schools.

In this short video, I explain each of the four pillars and, importantly, how they work together to deliver on our purpose and vision.

At the heart of the strategy is a simple principle: we engage so we understand; we support and advocate based on that understanding; and we shape IST so that we can continue strongly into the future.

14/09/2026

In 2025, our members told us that there wasn't enough clarity about who Independent Schools Tasmania was, why we existed, or the value that we provided.

The Board has listened and responded by establishing a really clear purpose and direction for our organisation.

Independent Schools Tasmania exists to support and advocate for Tasmanian independent schools, strengthening their capacity to help students flourish in thriving school communities.

Our vision is equally clear: To see thriving, sustainable independent schools across Tasmania, shaped by and responsive to the communities they serve.

And we are clear about how we will work: responsive to members, strategic in focus, guided by evidence and measured through impact.

In the latest episode of The Learning Landscape, and the last episode of our Lifting Literacy Series, Independent School...
30/08/2026

In the latest episode of The Learning Landscape, and the last episode of our Lifting Literacy Series, Independent Schools Tasmania CEO Simon Matthews met with Lauren Makepeace, Learning Support Coordinator at Tamar Valley Steiner School.

In this episode, Lauren discusses implementing a multi-tiered system of support within a distinctive educational philosophy into the Steiner School and the journey the staff and students have undertaken.

Find the Learning Landscape on Spotify and Apple Music, or watch it video on YouTube to hear the whole discussion.
https://youtu.be/RR5dnC6o7NA

In the latest episode of The Learning Landscape, Independent Schools Tasmania CEO Simon Matthews sat down with Luke Ingr...
27/08/2026

In the latest episode of The Learning Landscape, Independent Schools Tasmania CEO Simon Matthews sat down with Luke Ingram from OneSchool Global.

Based in Launceston, the school is part of a global network of schools for the Plymouth Brethren Christian Community, with more than 30 campuses across Australia working within the national curriculum.

Luke had already completed an earlier Independent Schools Tasmania course covering the theory of structured literacy, but it was a four-term Lifting Literacy course run in line with the Tasmanian Government's mandate that gave him the practical “how” to put that theory into daily classroom practice.

Find the Learning Landscape on Spotify and Apple Music, or watch it video on YouTube to hear the whole discussion.
https://youtu.be/k2o-uHOGu4Y

In the latest episode of The Learning Landscape, and as part of our Lifting Literacy Series, Independent Schools Tasmani...
20/08/2026

In the latest episode of The Learning Landscape, and as part of our Lifting Literacy Series, Independent Schools Tasmania CEO Simon Matthews met with Emma Nuttall from The Hutchins School.

Already proud of its phonics and P–2 literacy program, the school used an Independent Schools Tasmania organised study tour to Victoria to test and refine, rather than overhaul its approach too literacy.

Emma and Simon discuss the learnings her team gained on this tour and how their implementation has changed helped the students in literacy.

Find the Learning Landscape on Spotify and Apple Music, or watch it video on YouTube to hear the whole discussion.
https://youtu.be/lcYAOflgakw

Congratulations to the Reading Intervention Team at Circular Head Christian School.Independent Schools Tasmania is delig...
19/08/2026

Congratulations to the Reading Intervention Team at Circular Head Christian School.

Independent Schools Tasmania is delighted to celebrate the Reading Intervention Team at Circular Head Christian School, who have been named Team Finalists in the Australian Teacher Aide of the Year Awards.

This recognition reflects the team’s outstanding commitment to supporting student achievement and growth through targeted, evidence-based literacy intervention.

Their collaborative approach is helping students strengthen their reading fluency and accuracy while building the confidence that is so important to successful learning.

The work of education support professionals is vital to our schools.

By working alongside teachers and school leaders, this team helps build the collective capacity of the school to respond to individual learning needs and ensure every student is provided with the opportunity to succeed.

Congratulations to the entire team on this well-deserved national recognition.

We wish you every success when the award winners are announced on 3 September!

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Lev­el 3⁄33 Sala­man­ca Place
Hobart, TAS
7000

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