A new Grattan Institute survey of 2,243 teachers and school leaders, conducted for this report, shows that a whole-school approach to curriculum planning is the exception in Australia, not the rule. Half of teachers are planning on their own. The typical teacher spends six hours a week sourcing and creating materials, and a quarter of teachers spend 10 hours a week or more. Only 15 per cent have access to a common bank of high-quality curriculum materials for all their classes. Even more troubling, teachers in disadvantaged schools are only half as likely to have access to a common bank as teachers in advantaged schools. This report outlines a road map for a new partnership between governments, Catholic and independent sector leaders, principals, and teachers, in which governments and sector leaders acknowledge the heavy lifting involved in curriculum planning and provide schools and teachers with clearer guidance and more practical support. [Publisher summary, ed]