The ‘everywhere and nowhere’ English language policy in Queensland government schools: a license for commercialisation

The paper explores the policy logics of privatisation through service provision for students with English as an Additional language or dialect (EAL/D) in state education system Queensland, Australia. In context EAL/D, specifically targeted has been subsumed by a broader umbrella meta-policy inclusion, whilst at same time, funding support EAL/D learners is substantial. devolution to individual schools autonomous results ‘everywhere’, distributed across broad portfolios dedicated ensuring provide quality services all learners, but also ‘nowhere’, lacking systemic and detail on how inclusion should be enacted no accountability placed demonstrate that they are addressing learner needs. co-location absence professional support, combined school sites had real effects practice. analysis demonstrates there potential opening market forces sites, where private sector can potentially sell commercial ‘solutions’ directly schools, which have greater autonomy over one-line budgets.