Advocacy
Useful documents and links
Resources to support teachers in the classroom and in advocacy discussions.
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QATA Advocacy PowerPoint
This presentation contains a range of advocacy resources, including information on subject scaling, enrolment trends, advocacy strategies, updates on meetings with key stakeholders, practical ideas for supporting subject selection, and ways to advocate for the Arts within your school and community.
Slide 18 has been designed for adaptation to your local context and may assist in promoting Arts subjects during subject selection. You may wish to add local examples of artists, creative industry professionals, career pathways, employment opportunities, and the economic contribution of the creative industries. We welcome any additions or improvements and encourage you to share successful resources with us so they can be distributed across the broader QATA community.
We hope this resource will support discussions about ATAR maximisation and the importance of students choosing subjects that align with their strengths, interests, and aspirations. Thank you for the valuable work you do in promoting the Arts within your schools and communities. -
Creative Generation Excellence Awards Opening Speech 2026
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The Unintended Educational Consequences of Subject Scaling in Queensland
Submission to QTAC’s Review of the ATAR Calculation and Scaling Methodology 20 July 2026
Scroll down for the full suite of our downloadable Risk Taker Art Maker series.
Bobbi & S.A.L.T.A.
Resources to support teachers and students in the classroom and in advocacy discussions.
Bobbi & S.A.L.T.A. is an advocacy project by the Queensland Art Teachers Association in response to the implications of subject scaling and enrolment in Senior Visual Art. We’ve busted some of the common myths that students might hear around subject selection time in our animation, “Bobbi & S.A.L.T.A*: The value of studying Senior Visual Art”.
We hope you will share this widely with your school communities and students to help them make informed subject choices. If you’re a teacher or student of another arts subject, the messaging here is the same. Long story short: study what you are good at, what you enjoy and can perform well in.
We worked with @bughopdesigns to produce this animation and there is more to come! Watch this space for more Bobbi & S.A.L.T.A* resources, factsheets, a transcript, and even an off-shoot series of interviews with non-arts industry professionals (who studied Senior Visual Art).
Please share liberally!
* Skills Acquired Learning The Arts
Click the image above to view the video in Vimeo or share this link: https://vimeo.com/711514540
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More resources will be added to this page as they are created. Please check back regularly and use widely.
Visual Art students... Poster
Download the poster. Suitable for printing up to A3.
The Risk Taker Art Maker & Art Matters series
Download and use these designs to spread the message far and wide.These great little messages are perfect for stickers, badges and also appeared on our QATACON aprons this year.
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