Education Review http://www.educationreview.com.au/ This feed displays the lastest stories from Education Review. Copyright 2006-2010 APN Educational Media Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Education Review Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 1440 My New Year's resolutions http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23023 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23023 Shifting the rhetoric of a well intentioned resolution for improvement into action that is only practical and sustainable is a challenge. Since the... Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Engage minds before proceeding http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23022 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23022 The great education machine of Australian schools is grinding into action again for another year. In about 9500 schools, 184,000 teachers will stand... Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Teaching isn’t a popularity contest http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23021 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23021 Education Review published an article in its October issue discussing the possibility of students formally rating their teachers. ER reported it was... Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Bus debacle continues in NSW http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23020 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23020 NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has ordered an investigation into this week's travel debacle that affected hundreds of disabled students in NSW. The... Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT WA trials iPad for Years 1 and 2 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23019 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23019 Some Year 1 and 2 students starting school have been put straight onto iPads, under a new West Australian government program. Premier Colin Barnett... Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT HECS for VET students http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23018 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23018 Students in vocational education could get HECS-style loans for their courses under a proposal the federal government will put to its state and... Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Creating a socially responsible generation http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22815 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22815 High school children are the target of a new long-term program that seeks to foster social responsibility in the country's youth through volunteering... Wed, 7 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Schmidt donates to primary science program http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22814 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22814 In what has been hailed as a significant investment in science and science education, Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt has donated $100,000 of... Wed, 7 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Depression in dads examined http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22813 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22813 The finding has prompted calls for doctors to check new fathers for signs of depression, similar to how mothers are routinely screened for postnatal... Wed, 7 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Exercise programs for kids work http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22812 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22812 Programs promoting healthy food and exercise help prevent children from becoming overweight or obese, Australian researchers have found. A major... Wed, 7 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Cautious response to funding changes http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22811 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22811 Reaction has been mixed to the announcement that a discount on HECS fees for maths and science subjects will go, as outlined in the federal... Wed, 7 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Early years reforms costly: report http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22765 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22765 The federal government's early years reform will push the wages of teachers and workers up by 10 per cent while childcare fees could rise by 15 per... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Languages should be mandatory: Bishop http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22764 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22764 Australian schoolchildren would be required to learn an Asian language under a proposal put forward by Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop. Bishop... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Revolution… revised http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22763 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22763 The federal government has denied its education revolution is at risk of stalling after Labor found a billion dollars in savings from the sector in... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Mixed reaction to states’ school autonomy plans http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22762 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22762 Pupils studying the same subject may be marked using different methods under sweeping changes planned for Victoria's public school system. Under the... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Report cautions against bonuses http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22726 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22726 The Productivity Commission has said the federal government should defer its national performance bonus scheme for teachers until it is known how to... Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT States will decide school autonomy http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22725 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22725 A thousand schools across Australia will have more control over hiring and firing staff, their budget and even school hours from next year, under the... Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT QLD explores school autonomy http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22724 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22724 State school principals in Queensland could be given the power to hire staff, and the schools could be given cash grants to spend on capital works,... Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Mining royalties for education trust: Bligh http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22723 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22723 Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has revealed the first major plank of her election strategy, promising to set aside half of liquefied natural gas (LNG)... Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Closing the gap requires targeted funding: experts http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22659 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22659 Schools need more targeted funding to meet the needs of poorly performing students and to reduce the gap between children from different backgrounds,... Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT NT truancy plan criticised http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22658 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22658 A crackdown on indigenous truant children in the Northern Territory that will be linked to cutting parents' welfare payments has been described by... Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Ethics back in the spotlight http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22657 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22657 State MPs will attend ethics classes in NSW schools, as part of a parliamentary inquiry into the teaching of the subject. Christian Democrat Fred... Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Teacher’s use of technology recognised http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22656 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22656 A Western Australian high school teacher had been recognised at an international event for her use of technology in the classroom. Athena... Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT The man who put a second ‘e’ in learning http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22588 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22588 The stretched budgets of governments across the world could be the dawn of the learning revolution, says a leading educator from the UK. Professor... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Sides regroup in fight for funding http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22596 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22596 DOLLARS & SENSE* The Gonski verdict is in. Not the final report, of course, it will be a few months before that appears, but the only conclusion that... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT NT backs multilingual approach. http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22598 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22598 The article headlined "NT digs in on English-only position" (Education Review, September 2011) deserves a response in the interests of balance and... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Helping the invisible children http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22594 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22594 SPECIAL REPORT International rates suggest dyspraxia affects one in 30 children, however, it is rarely diagnosed in Australia, as opposed to autism,... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Second language acquisition http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22606 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22606 POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Kristine Shead, Higher Research Degree (PhD) at University of Western Sydney I am already in the highest position in my... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT A gripe over Grattan school report http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22621 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22621 It is concerning when poor research about teachers is made public. When that poor research is taken up by the media there is cause for greater... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT It is official – inequity diminishes us all http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22620 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22620 Richhard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett's book, The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better (London: Allen Lane, 2009) has taken... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Change management, curriculum and leadership in schools http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22612 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22612 POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Karen Read, Doctorate in Education at the University of Western Australia The challenges are certainly related to... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Thinking and creativity http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22611 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22611 POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Chris Peake, Masters of Education at University of Melbourne The course has certainly enhanced my teaching. I've trialled... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Assessing maths in NAPLAN http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22610 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22610 POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Jane Greenlees, Doctor of Philosophy (Education) at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga. Choose a topic you're really... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Bridging the ability divide http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22609 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22609 POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Terry Grant, Graduate Diploma of Research Methodology at James Cook University I'm convinced that one of the main things... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Child’s play http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22608 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22608 POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Rebecca Forgie, Master of Education at James Cook University I began work at JCU by enrolling in course work to complete... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT A life-long learner http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22607 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22607 POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Neil McNeill, Doctor of Education at Curtin University I was called up and fought in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968. The... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Using music and dance to build social cohesion in boys http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22605 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22605 POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Linda O'Brien, Doctorate of Education at University of Western Sydney The Doctorate of Education at University of Western... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Competitive music performance http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22604 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22604 POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Karyn Chan, PhD by research at the University of Western Australia, Graduate School of Education Based on my experience,... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Principals’ perspectives of their professional learning http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22603 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22603 POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Jenny Kuhn, Doctor of Education at the University of Western Australia. The study is an endurance test and there are times... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Gifted students’ responses to academic pressure http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22602 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=22602 POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Ben North, Doctor of Philosophy at University of New South Wales. I really feel what I've learnt has made me a better... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT The challenge is innovate or stagnate http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=22601 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=22601 I often get asked for advice about the process for planning for improvement in information and communication technology (ICT) in schools. There are a... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Entering the online classroom http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=22600 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=22600 All states and territories are on track to achieve a 1:1 ratio of secondary students to computers in government schools by the end of the year - and... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Never mind the score, look at the result http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22599 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22599 Just seconds after the referee blew full-time in the final of the Rugby World Cup, television showed a brief glimpse of the engraver setting to work... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Charting the evolution of learning http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22597 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22597 Dr Brian Croke's recent address on receiving the Wyndham Medal drew attention to the decline in the teaching of the history of education in... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT At school with a chronic condition http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22595 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22595 SPECIAL REPORT Students with chronic health conditions are appearing in our classrooms at all levels with increasing frequency, yet can receive less... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT More support for students with disabilities http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22593 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22593 SPECIAL REPORT When the Gillard government announced $200 million for students with disabilities in the budget in May this year, there was jubilation... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT A class of their own http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22592 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22592 Reflective of growing sentiment across Australia, the Western Australian Council of State School Organisations recently amended their health and... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Aboriginal undergrads go online. http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22591 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22591 A group of up to 15 Aboriginal education officers working in regional NSW schools will be the first to enrol in a new Bachelor of Education degree... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Reforms result in childcare closures. http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22590 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22590 Council-operated long day care centres are closing their doors in response to the federal government's early years reforms, which councils argue make... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT National partnerships were ‘hit and miss’ http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22589 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22589 The use of reward payments in the national partnerships had a perverse effect as it encouraged states to provide the funding to schools most likely... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT It takes guts to be healthy http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22587 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22587 The Gutsy Challenge, a national program with the two-fold aim of teaching children healthy eating habits and raising money for gastro-intestinal (GI)... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT VET funding under the spotlight http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22574 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22574 National Centre for Vocational Education Research managing director Tom Karmel made his comment after the release of 2011 NCVER statistics that show... Wed, 2 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Informing teaching practice http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22573 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22573 Our next issue of Education Review carries a special report profiling Australian principals and teachers who are undertaking a range of postgraduate... Wed, 2 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Finding out when a child is naughty or needs help http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22572 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22572 ANALYSIS It is well recognised that mental health disorders experienced during adulthood can be traced back to emotional and behavioural problems... Wed, 2 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Leading sustainability teacher recognised http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22571 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22571 Since May 2007, Bentleigh Secondary College in Victoria has managed to cut its water usage by 93 per cent; it has generated almost 30,000 kilowatt... Wed, 2 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT VET added to My School http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22524 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22524 The My School website will give detailed information about vocational education (VET) in secondary schools from next February. The third major update... Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Paper poses questions on NSW youth laws http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22523 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22523 Assault, damaging property, shoplifting and breaching bail are some of the common offences getting NSW youth into trouble. Now the NSW... Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Child homelessness ‘overlooked’: charity http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22522 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22522 The Labor government has largely overlooked the issue of child homelessness, a leading charity group has said. Mission Australia chief executive Toby... Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Fit for life http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22521 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22521 A new study is examining why some teenage girls buck the trend and maintain healthy physical activity levels while the majority of their peers do... Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Even the best ideas take time http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22520 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22520 OPINION One of my most favourite poems is The Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot and my most favourite lines in it include these from Little Gidding: What... Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Education ministers back new national standards http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22473 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22473 State and federal education ministers have endorsed assessment standards for the new Australian curriculum and a framework for national teacher... Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Government to tackle Aboriginal truancy http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22472 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22472 Amnesty International says disadvantaged Aborigines need local solutions, not the "failed" intervention policy being pursued by the federal... Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Calling lost participants http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22471 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22471 Did you begin teacher education in New South Wales or Victoria in 2002/3 or 2006? Dr Helen Watt and Dr Paul Richardson from Monash University are... Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Top lawyer gives back to alma mater http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22470 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22470 The University of NSW has announced a $600,000 scholarship program for disadvantaged students to study law. The program is being funded by Australian... Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Minister accused of teacher bashing http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22469 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22469 NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli has been attacked for saying teacher quality is the major challenge when it comes to improving academic results... Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT The bigger kindergarten fence has to be flexible http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22416 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22416 As part of a Council of Australian Governments commitment to improving outcomes for children in the early years, a suite of reforms is being... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Funding not the only barrier http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22417 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22417 First you take a student. Figure out their economic and social status, what mum and dad do for a living and where they were born. Stir in what you... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Lessons from the past http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22418 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22418 The history of education is a diminishing field in Australian universities and no longer a compulsory part of pre-service teacher training, much to... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Not such a gay old time http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22423 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22423 Over the last 18 years, Australian research in schools, in particular the Secondary Schooling and Sexual Health (SSASH) studies have consistently... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT A space to teach, or teach to the space? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=22428 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=22428 With the last of the Building the Education Revolution (BER) buildings soon to be completed, interest has shifted from what to build, to how to... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Lessons in life http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=22429 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=22429 The thing that surprised Paul O'Hare the most about his stint of overseas teaching was that he learned more than he taught. From August 2009 to... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Waving the virtual wand http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=22427 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=22427 Virtualisation is a technology increasingly on the radar screens of schools grappling with the multiple challenges of containing computing costs,... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT This is your principal tweeting! http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=22426 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=22426 Many of us remember being startled from a 1970's heat-induced classroom doze by the fearful speaker box springing to violent life. When I visit... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT A worldly education http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=22425 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=22425 If the digital world is the one which your students increasingly inhabit, how do you go about ensuring they behave in an ethical way? How do you... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Competing concerns http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22424 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22424 I have heard of all kinds of silliness that clusters around committees but I think New Zealand took the cake recently when a committee representing... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT At arm's length http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22422 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22422 The most intriguing aspect of the four papers commissioned by the Gonski funding review panel and released August 31 is the fact that neither the... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT The writing's on the wall http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22421 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22421 Monday, August 1 saw the long-delayed release of the draft NSW version of the new Australian English curriculum. Now sit back and watch the fights;... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Schools Commission: It's time to remember? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22420 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22420 "An ill-suited body for formulating and driving a national vision and a national agenda for education". That was how the present ministerial council... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT A game changer http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22419 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22419 Regardless of the outcomes, the Gonski review and the four commissioned research papers it recently released are a game-changer in a decades-old... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Maths and science education the key challenge http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22415 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22415 The Australian Academy of Science has renewed its call for the federal government to restore funding to the Science by Doing program. Academy... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Associations gear-up for resources http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22414 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22414 The concerns of educators over implementing the national curriculum have been allayed with the government's announcement of funding to create a... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Teacher librarians ramp up campaign http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22413 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22413 The government is preparing to respond to the school libraries and teacher librarians' inquiry report more than four months after it was presented in... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Indigenous uni outcomes begin with schools http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22412 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22412 The primary responsibility for improving university education for indigenous Australians must transfer back to schools, says Professor... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Homework debate revived http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22411 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22411 Does homework benefit students' academic achievement or motivation? What constitutes high quality homework? And how much homework is the right... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Students may get to rate the teacher http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22410 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22410 Student feedback looks to become an integral part of the teacher performance scorecard if recommendations from the Nous Group are acted upon. The... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Gillard fails to back Asian language funding http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22409 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22409 On the same day Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivered a speech on the importance of Australia's engagement with Asia, her education minister... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT More can be done on disabilities, says Gillard http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22386 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22386 Australia can do better for children with disabilities, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said. Gillard addressed a community cabinet meeting in... Wed, 5 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT No shooting lessons in NSW schools: Piccoli http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22385 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22385 There are no plans to allow target shooting in NSW schools, despite the education department investigating the proposal last year, NSW Education... Wed, 5 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flood trauma may be unnoticed in kids http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22384 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22384 Queensland preschoolers and adolescents whose homes were flooded last summer may not be getting the psychological help they deserve, an expert has... Wed, 5 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Pressure leads to ‘sexting’ http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22383 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22383 Both young men and women experience peer pressure to share sexual images through the new phenomenon of 'sexting', preliminary findings from a study... Wed, 5 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Adventures overseas http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22382 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22382 From August 2007 to January 2011, Maureen McInroy worked as an English language teacher and educator for special purposes (vocational training) with... Wed, 5 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Indigenous kids need priming before school http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22292 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22292 Indigenous children's brains need special training to prepare them for the school classroom, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. Speech pathologist... Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Link salary to standards: expert http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22291 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22291 Teachers' salaries must be linked to national teaching standards to improve the quality of teaching or Australia risks sliding backwards on... Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Tongue tied by language http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22290 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22290 OPINION One of the exciting and challenging ways in which New Zealand and Australia has changed over the past 50 or so years has been the explosive... Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Sick kids could be sent to Malaysia: Dept http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22289 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22289 Immigration officials say sick children could be sent to Malaysia under the government's asylum seeker deal, as refugee advocates raised concerns... Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Diet linked to mental health issues http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22288 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22288 A study of 3000 adolescents has found that those who had poor diets filled with junk and processed foods were more likely to suffer mental health... Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Teacher librarians step up campaign http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22190 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22190 Advocates fear that a parliamentary inquiry report into teacher librarians will be passed over in a busy parliament. The report from the House of... Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Author apologises over NT library claim http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22189 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22189 Author Kate Grenville has written to the Northern Territory Department of Education and Training (DET) to apologise for her comments made at an... Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT NT English-only policy under fire http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22188 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22188 Rules which require teachers in the Northern Territory to conduct classes only in English have come under fire in submissions to a federal... Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Investing upstream http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22187 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22187 Kindergarten children could hold the key to reducing crime rates, according to the head of CatholicCare Melbourne. Father Joe Caddy said investing in... Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Childcare standards challenged http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22186 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22186 The federal government has been challenged over changes to childcare arrangements, which may result in Victorian parents being unable to send their... Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT The contributor beyond the classroom http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22112 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22112 The more affluent and educated a mother is the more likely she is to get involved in her child's education, read to her child and help them with... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT The building blocks of a better system? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22123 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22123 With a raft of national reforms in the process of implementation, Australia's early learning landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. The result of a... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Hopping the fence http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22120 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22120 When the 1600 school leaders who undertook the Principals Australia survey were asked to score their proficiency across a range of benchmarks, rural... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Enrolment shares not what they seem http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22129 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22129 There are now more Year 7 to 10 students in private schools in the ACT than in public schools. This received national publicity when the ACT... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Masters and minions http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22125 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22125 It's hard for anyone, from teachers through to school and system administrators, to escape the ever-insistent demand for school improvement and, yes,... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Is augmented reality the next big thing? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=22131 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=22131 It seems every time I attend a conference, there is another 'next greatest thing' positioned in the educational marketplace offering to not only... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT One stop shop http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=22130 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=22130 Australian schools have until the end of September to download and preserve any teaching support materials they need from the EdNA online network... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Towards informed thinking http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22128 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22128 With the release of the four commissioned research papers at the end of August, attention has once again turned back to the Gonski Funding Review. It... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Music to their ears http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22127 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22127 Stories about music education in schools tend to be negative - not enough resources, not enough time, not enough emphasis. This isn't one of those... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT The catalyst for change http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22126 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22126 My sister works in remote indigenous schools in the Northern Territory and I had the privilege of spending a short but memorable stay at one school.... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Widening the circle http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22124 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22124 When many of us started teaching, the overhead projector, loudspeaker and stencil duplicator were the most widely used technologies in schools. Our... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT The deafening silence http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22122 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22122 Meredith Caisley is not sure she can even correctly pronounce the name of NZ's Governor-General-elect Jerry Mateparae, but she has nevertheless been... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Next in line http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22121 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22121 When Daryl Hanly was new to the role of principal he once congratulated a much more senior colleague on his retirement. "It was the 1970s and the... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Quota on teacher bonuses opposed http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22119 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22119 A strong message for the Federal Government from the Principals Australia survey is that principals do not like the idea of doling out rewards to... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Survey shows division over reform agenda http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22118 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22118 Three years into the Australian Government's education revolution, school principals remain unconvinced, with many opposing key elements of the... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Back to the drawing board for science education http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22117 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22117 Getting students to create their own images of scientific concepts instead of just having them copy existing models and diagrams helps them grasp... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Teacher placements raised with inquiry http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22116 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22116 Serious concerns about the ability of universities to secure placements for pre-service teachers have been raised with the Productivity Commission's... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Shake-up of funding proposed http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22115 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22115 The Gonski school funding review panel has been told that it is possible to create and administer a single benchmark for baseline funding of all... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT A new wireless world http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22114 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22114 A husband and wife have put the western Sydney schools they teach at on the cutting-edge of technology by creating iPhone applications that enable... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT NT digs in on English-only position http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22113 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22113 The NT education minister Chris Burns has refused to back down on the territory's controversial English-only teaching policy, releasing a clarified... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Get the politics out of policy: experts http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22111 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22111 The present ministerial council for education is an ill-designed and ill-suited body for formulating and driving a national vision and a national... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Next in line http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22139 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22139 When Daryl Hanly was new to the role of principal he once congratulated a much more senior colleague on his retirement. "It was the 1970s and the... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Hopping the fence http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22138 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22138 When the 1600 school leaders who undertook the Principals Australia survey were asked to score their proficiency across a range of benchmarks, rural... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Quota on teacher bonuses opposed http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22137 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22137 A strong message for the Federal Government from the Principals Australia survey is that principals do not like the idea of doling out rewards to... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Survey shows division over reform agenda http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22136 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22136 Three years into the Australian Government's education revolution, school principals remain unconvinced, with many opposing key elements of the... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Funding for Pacific education announced http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22053 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22053 Prime Minister Julia Gillard and New Zealand PM John Key announced the additional funding at the Pacific Islands Forum in Auckland yesterday, the eve... Wed, 7 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Making a difference http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22052 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22052 Australian volunteer Brendan Rigby is five weeks into a 12-month assignment in the sub-Saharan African nation of Ghana. He is working on a project... Wed, 7 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Girls ahead of boys in language stakes http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22051 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22051 After infancy, there are more boys than girls in the low range of performance on almost all the language and literacy evaluations at all ages, new... Wed, 7 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Changes to school chaplains program announced http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22049 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22049 From January next year schools will be able to use federal government funds to employ either a school chaplain or a secular student welfare worker... Wed, 7 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT NSW teachers strike http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22048 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22048 NSW teachers joined police, firefighters and nurses to protest against cuts to the public service earlier today. Their action defied yesterday's... Wed, 7 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Hit and miss in NSW budget http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22047 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22047 NSW schools have been promised 900 new teachers and significant maintenance funding in the 2011-12 state budget. A total of $915 million is allocated... Wed, 7 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Papers on school funding released http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21976 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21976 Ahead of the end-of-year deadline to provide the federal government with its final report, the school funding review panel has released new research... Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Teachers to strike next week http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21975 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21975 Thousands of NSW teachers will walk off the job next week to protest against the state's unpopular public-sector wage restrictions, in a strike... Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT NSW child protection action plan is failing: Ombudsman http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21974 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21974 Child protection in NSW is inadequate, the state's Ombudsman has said. A report sent to state parliament on Tuesday has identified serious concerns... Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Specialists program “galling”: teachers http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21973 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21973 A $24 million program the Victorian government says will create specialist primary school science and maths teachers won't make the grade, the... Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Indigenous child abuse has increased: report http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21934 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21934 Rates of child abuse and imprisonment among adults have increased, a national report into Aboriginal disadvantage has found. The fifth Overcoming... Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Use education to counter terrorism: philanthropist http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21933 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21933 Australian education providers should invest in the Asia-Pacific region to stop marginalised youth turning to terrorism, a leading philanthropist... Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Year 7 move in Qld proves popular http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21932 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21932 A pilot program that will move Year 7 classes into Queensland secondary schools has received almost three times the number of applicants than was... Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT WA teachers reject pay offer http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21931 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21931 West Australian teachers have rejected a 12 per cent pay rise that would make them the highest paid in Australia because the government wants to have... Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT ‘Robbed’ of opportunities http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21930 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21930 Thousands of children are going hungry and living rough in NSW, research has found. A report by the NSW Commission for Children and Young People has... Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Opposition motion on funding criticised http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21929 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21929 An opposition motion demanding the federal government maintain private school funding levels, which passed through Parliament last week, has been... Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Changes to curriculum implementation http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21902 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21902 A Bill removing the January 2012 national curriculum start date for non-government schools passed the lower house yesterday evening. The government... Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Curriculum delay debated in Parliament http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21895 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21895 The federal coalition has backed a government move to scrap a 2012 deadline for the introduction of the national curriculum, but wants further... Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Education scholarships launched http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21842 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21842 Young Australians who are on treatment for cancer, or are cancer survivors, are being encouraged to apply for scholarships that will help them... Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT International report validates reforms: Garrett http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21841 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21841 Teachers should be paid according to their skills, not years of service, an international report on the Australian schools system has said. The... Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Child obesity higher in single-parent households: research http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21840 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21840 Children in single-parent households watch more television, eat more fatty foods and less fruit and vegetables, new research has found. The Deakin... Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Disability awareness campaign for schools launched http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21839 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21839 A not-for-profit disability services provider is spearheading a month-long campaign to promote awareness of disability among the community, and young... Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Allowance requirements unfair: parents http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21838 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21838 The Isolated Children's Parents' Association is asking the government to make the payments available to all regional students, no matter where they... Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT NZ schools boycotting national standards could face cuts http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21837 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21837 WELLINGTON: Schools that refuse to comply with national standards requirements could face funding cuts, New Zealand's education minister Anne Tolley... Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Further study more than ever the cornerstone of success, study finds http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21835 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21835 Finishing year 12 on its own is no longer enough to get a good start in life, according to new research that says young men require further study or... Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT NAPLAN nightmares http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21789 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21789 It's usually by week three of the new school year that the emails from parents start flooding Maggie Dent's inbox. Worry and stress caused by the... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Size matters http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21790 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21790 The fight over the school funding pie usually turns on the size of the slices -and whether one sector is gobbling up more than its fair share. But... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 'I just want her to be happy at school...' http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=21791 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=21791 At the heart of much of the recent COAG early childhood development strategy is the aim of promoting the best possible start in life for all... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Friend or foe? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=21795 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=21795 Within days of the European Assembly releasing a report recommending the European Parliament ban mobile phones and wireless networks from schools on... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Back to nature http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=21796 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=21796 Creature comforts; it's no secret we all love them. But our preference for indoor environments is having a profound effect on who we are. One of the... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT A National Professional Standard for Principals – an Australian achievement http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=22054 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=22054 I feel privileged to have been part of a community of professionals developing the National Standard for Principals in Australia. From the start we... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Equitable access more than a matter of degrees http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=21794 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=21794 In both Australia and New Zealand there is currently increased discussion about the need to engage people, and young people in particular, in... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT The details behind the data http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=21793 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=21793 The 2011 ACE national conference on the theme of 'Equity in Education: Connecting for Change' was as remarkable for what did not happen as for what... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT The next steps http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=21792 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=21792 Fifty Years ago in Australia about 3 per cent of the school population moved onto university studies. Current Federal Government policies direct that... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Tasmania moves to four-term school year http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21788 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21788 Education minister Nick McKim said the change would mean better outcomes for students. "There is very strong evidence, and in the view of the... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Challenge to public school fees for temporary residents http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21787 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21787 The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission has challenged the legality of the multi-million dollar income generated by the states... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Mental health program boosts NAPLAN http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21786 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21786 With the success of its KidsMatter program Australia is becoming a leader in the field of social and emotional wellbeing support for young children,... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Research to boost indigenous teachers http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21785 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21785 Developing a complete picture of what elements will encourage more young indigenous people to become teachers is a primary goal of new research being... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Gifted learners sidelined in push to improve test scores: Department http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21784 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21784 The Tasmanian Department of Education has told a parliamentary inquiry on gifted education that NAPLAN testing has diverted attention away from high... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT No financial asset breakdown till 2013 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21783 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21783 Plans to make public more detailed breakdowns of school financial information have been delayed at least 18 months, with the government confirming... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Curriculum tops professional learning wish list http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21782 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21782 Implementing the national curriculum and improving and managing staff and teacher performance top the list of professional development interests... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Bush kids battle to reach benchmarks http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21781 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21781 Children living in remote areas are up to 50 per cent less likely to meet minimum literacy and numeracy standards, new analysis by the Australian... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT IPS model expands in WA http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21726 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21726 Western Australia is moving towards giving all public schools independence so they can manage their own money, staffing and programs, the state's... Wed, 3 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Ethics to stay, says O’Farrell http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21725 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21725 NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says school ethics classes are here to stay, even though the coalition government has promised to consider a push by... Wed, 3 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT School Certificate scrapped http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21724 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21724 The NSW government says it will abolish the School Certificate from next year. NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli says the certificate is out of... Wed, 3 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT High Court to hear chaplaincy case next week http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21723 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21723 Queensland father Ron Williams will next week take on the federal government in the High Court over its funding of a chaplain at his children's... Wed, 3 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Science by Doing resources launched http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21665 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21665 The Australian Academy of Science has announced the launch of the Science by Doing junior secondary science resources this week, following 18 months... Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Students raising funds for cancer services http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21664 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21664 Primary school students are being encouraged to donate their old mobile phones as part of a fundraising drive to support young people with cancer. As... Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Strathewen PS re-opens http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21663 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21663 The Victorian community of Strathewen has welcomed the opening of its new primary school more than two years after it was destroyed in the Black... Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Strengthen Chaplaincy complaints system, says Ombudsman http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21662 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21662 A report that calls for improved oversight and management of the school chaplaincy scheme has been welcomed by the program's supporters and... Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Legislate or educate? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21661 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21661 The federal government says education, rather than legislation, is the best way to protect children using Facebook and other social media. But the... Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT One of the ‘forgotten arts’ http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21660 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21660 The Australian Ballet is going on the road to encourage school students to get in touch with their inner dancer. The company's educational program,... Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Online etiquette needed in curriculum: expert http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21593 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21593 Social networking should be taught in schools in order to tackle cyber bullying, parents and online experts have said. Thomas Tudehope, a director of... Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Shooters party pushes for school shooting lessons http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21592 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21592 The Shooters and Fishers Party has won the support of the NSW government to introduce shooting as a sport in more schools, it was reported this week.... Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Early testing of learning difficulties called for http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21591 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21591 Plans to introduce mental health checks for three-year-olds should be expanded to include a test for learning difficulties, a leading psychologist... Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Teachers concerned about life bans http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21590 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21590 New laws, to be introduced to parliament later this year, will see teachers who are convicted of serious offences automatically deregistered and... Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Refugee kids stressed by isolation, housing problems: report http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21553 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21553 Victorian children with refugee backgrounds have a higher likelihood of living in poverty, according to a landmark report. The Refugee Status Report... Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Pearson takes over Djarragun College http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21552 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21552 Noel Pearson will take control of a trouble-plagued indigenous college in north Queensland after its independent board agreed to transfer ownership... Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT BER was successful, says Orgill http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21551 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21551 The Building the Education Revolution (BER) scheme has been labeled a success by the taskforce set up to investigate inefficiencies. The $16.2... Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT More child protection workers for Victoria http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21550 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21550 More Victorian child protection workers will work directly with children and young people under a restructure of the sector. The system that deals... Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Principals add to concerns over curriculum implementation http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21436 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21436 Primary principals have added their voice to the growing chorus of concern about the implementation of the national curriculum. The recent Australian... Wed, 6 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Students use their noodle to doodle http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21435 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21435 Students across Australia are being asked to use their imagination and show their vision for 'my future Australia', as part of a national... Wed, 6 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Costs and benefits http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21434 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21434 New OCED research on students' use of technology will be a useful guide for school leaders in assessing the use and deployment of digital... Wed, 6 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT How teachers plan their careers http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21433 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21433 Research investigating the factors that contribute to teachers' career decision-making is now underway. The study will focus on career... Wed, 6 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Suicide prevention needed in schools, says committee http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21432 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21432 Courses to help tackle youth suicide should be a core part of the curriculum of all Australian schools, a parliamentary committee has said. The... Wed, 6 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Funding issue splits IEUA from ACTU http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21431 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21431 The national union representing non-government school officers has split from the peak union body ACTU in an historic move. The Independent Education... Wed, 6 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Backdown, of sorts, on school closures in Tasmania http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21430 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21430 Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings says she is determined to make cuts from the state's education system, despite her government's backdown on a... Wed, 6 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Union ramps up IR campaign http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21429 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21429 NSW Teachers took their industrial relations campaign to the Premier's office on Tuesday, demanding the NSW government roll back its contentious... Wed, 6 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Slow down childcare reforms: PC http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21428 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21428 Childcare providers have called on the federal government to slow the rollout of its planned reforms to the sector until it can afford to fund them... Wed, 6 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Play good for ADHD: study http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21382 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21382 Researchers from the University of Sydney carried out a pilot study looking at whether children with ADHD could improve their social skills if they... Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Calls for independence in child protection http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21381 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21381 The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare told a child protection inquiry on Tuesday that oversight of the child protection system needs... Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Qualifications for chaplains not ruled out http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21380 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21380 School Education Minister Peter Garrett has said he would consider the option once a review of the National School Chaplaincy Program is completed.... Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Junk food ads on the rise http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21379 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21379 Children are still being exposed to the same number of junk food ads on TV, despite the fast food industry's introduction of new rules about... Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Parents surveyed on tuition http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21307 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21307 In an Australian first, a new survey aims to explore what parents think about private tuition and its relationship to mainstream education. The... Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT ‘A national tragedy and a disgrace’ http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21306 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21306 The prevalence of indigenous youth in Australia's criminal justice system is a national tragedy and disgrace, a new parliamentary report has... Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Mixed views on FWA student work rule http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21305 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21305 It's a traditional rite of passage for many secondary school students, as well as a handy way of earning a bit of extra cash. But now the casual... Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Raft of cyber-safety initiatives recommended http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21304 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21304 Cyber education for children should start in preschool, the Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety has said. More than a year in the making, the... Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20 schools may close in Tasmania http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21303 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21303 Independent federal MP Andrew Wilkie has described the Tasmanian Government as "useless" over its decision to consider closing 20 schools across the... Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Going global http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21230 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21230 In 2008 UNESCO researchers described the international schools market as a "well-kept secret" - barely rating a mention, until recently, amongst the... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT The dilemma of demand http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21231 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21231 Broome is one of the fastest growing towns in Western Australia, a glorious spot on the Kimberley coast near mining centres - and home to a... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Protecting an endangered species http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=21234 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=21234 More than 380 submissions, 12 hearings and 100 witnesses informed the report of the Inquiry into School Libraries and Teacher Librarians, which was... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT The issue of inclusion http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=21235 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=21235 The inclusion of students with disabilities into general education classrooms (often referred to as mainstream classrooms) is one of those... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Stemming the tide http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=21233 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=21233 Is 'white flight' happening from public schools in Australia? There has been plenty of anecdotal evidence over the years to suggest that... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Focus on Leadership http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=22058 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=22058 Educational leaders from the government and nongovernment sectors, the professional associations, the institutes of leadership around the country and... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT AITSL's First APP http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=22057 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=22057 The App lays out the exposure draft of the National Professional Standard for Principals. The Standard is represented as an integrated model that... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Launching the Teachers Standards’ website http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=22056 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=22056 The Standards were released by Education Ministers in February and are a public statement of what constitutes teacher quality. They define the... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Opportunities abound for curriculum consultation http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=22055 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=22055 Just because the first four sections of the Australian Curriculum have been endorsed by federal, state and territory education ministers does not... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Neither rhyme nor reason http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=21238 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=21238 To venture into the world of schools funding is to experience what Alice felt when she fell down a rabbit hole and emerged in a world where things... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Critiquing the clinic http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=21237 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=21237 Gradually, the notion of 'clinical model' is finding its way into the discourse of pre-service teacher education. It is necessary to examine the key... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Disaster, waiting to happen? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=21236 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=21236 For a long time, the provision of laptop computers - and more lately, notebooks - was within the realms of only elite private schools. This year will... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Melodies for life http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21232 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21232 New Australian research confirms what music teachers have known for decades: there is a tangible link between music education and students' academic... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Department tackles retention http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21229 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21229 A four-year longitudinal study will track nearly every Year 10 student in Tasmania to identify why drop-out rates are among the worst in the country.... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Murdoch's rally cry for schools http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21228 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21228 Billionaire owner of News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, said schools remain 'the last holdout' from the world's digital revolution. Speaking at the recent... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Research key to cyber safety strategy, inquiry told http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21227 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21227 Young people need to be central to the development and provision of cyber safety policies and programs. They have a good understanding of what is... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Victoria and China sign education deal http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21226 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21226 The Victorian education minister, Martin Dixon has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese Ministry of Education, committing to greater... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Greens attack chaplaincy program http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21225 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21225 School chaplains are not required to meet minimum training standards, a recent senate estimates hearing was told. In response to questioning by... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT No surprises in federal budget http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21224 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21224 This year's budget was something of an anti-climax, as the major announcements for schools had already been made prior to the release of the budget... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Educational attainment levels up, but no thanks to VET: report http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21223 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21223 Students and their parents in Australia do not perceive positive labour market outcomes from achieving a VET qualification, a study that looked at... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT TL report a good start, says sector http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21222 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21222 Australia's teacher librarian community has given a lukewarm reaction to the parliamentary inquiry report on their status and role in schools. The... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Teachers criticise lack of curriculum support http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21221 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21221 Teacher associations have criticised the lack of a coordinated national approach to professional development ahead of the national curriculum roll... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Schools reconfirm support for BER http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21220 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21220 Unions and principals have countered News Ltd reports that $1.9 billion of the Building the Education Revolution funds are yet to be spent. Norm... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Qld moving Year 7 to high school: Bligh http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21185 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21185 Queensland's Year 7 students will make the shift into high schools from 2015. Premier Anna Bligh announced the move at a conference for secondary... Wed, 8 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT New cyber safety project launched http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21184 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21184 The latest cyber safety program educating children on how to use the internet safely has been launched. Federal Home Affairs and Justice Minister... Wed, 8 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Indigenous preschool plan outlined http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21183 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21183 The Federal Government has unveiled a new strategy designed to get indigenous children into preschool. The government said it has already allocated... Wed, 8 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT States behind on indigenous benchmarks http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21182 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21182 The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has been warned by its own Reform Council that it is not on track to halve the gap in literacy and... Wed, 8 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Lack of sleep linked to obesity http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21125 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21125 A lack of sleep is more likely to lead to overweight children than a poor diet or lethargic lifestyle, a new long-term study has claimed. New Zealand... Wed, 1 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Vic govt ignorant on indigenous truancy: AG http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21124 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21124 The Victorian government is in the dark about how many Aboriginal students are absent from school, an independent report has found. Halving the gap... Wed, 1 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Far fewer HECS early birds: DEEWR http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21123 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21123 Reducing the discount students get when they pay their university fees upfront will halve the number of people who take advantage of the incentive,... Wed, 1 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT International education ‘steady’, says report http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21122 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21122 Australia's international education sector remains strong, with new figures revealing it added more than $18 billion of export income to the economy... Wed, 1 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT What are the factors behind teachers’ career decisions? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21121 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21121 Understanding the factors that influence the career decisions of teachers, so as to better support and retain experienced staff, is the primary goal... Wed, 1 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT NSW public school teachers under threat by IR bill: Unions http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21055 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21055 Unions NSW is warning public sector workers that the state government's industrial relations changes will turn them into "second class workplace... Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT School discipline on political agenda in Victoria http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21054 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21054 The Victorian Liberal party says there is a discipline crisis in many state schools and will outline a plan over the weekend to set up a tribunal to... Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Children at risk, Victorian Auditor-General says http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21053 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21053 The Victorian department responsible for the health and wellbeing of kindergarten-age children is failing to ensure vulnerable families don't slip... Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Public schools face funding cuts: report http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21052 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21052 Public schools face a funding cut of more than $300 million if current financial arrangements aren't overhauled, a new report states. The paper by... Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Careers resource proving popular http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20990 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20990 High school students researching pathways for further study will now have access to a resource that brings together information about sustainability... Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Teacher librarian report due Monday http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20989 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20989 The eagerly anticipated final report of the House Inquiry into School Libraries and Teachers Librarians is due to be tabled next Monday. Advocacy... Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Exploring tomorrow’s IT http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20988 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20988 A scholarship scheme enabling teachers to investigate new and emerging technologies and their application to teaching has been announced. The two... Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Parents support sex ed: group http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20987 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20987 An overwhelming majority of Queensland parents support school-based sex education and should tell schools to teach it, according to Family Planning... Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Technology may stunt development: report http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20911 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20911 The report, which was written by psychologist Kimberley O'Brien with Pilot Pen Australia, found children could be depending too much on technology... Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Funding for indigenous education in budget http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20910 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20910 The federal government will spend more than a quarter of a billion dollars to encourage Indigenous Australians to stay in school and find work. The... Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Teacher bonus ‘doesn’t make sense’ http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20909 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20909 Independent Schools Queensland has questioned how the $425 million Rewards for Great Teachers program announced in Tuesday night's budget will work.... Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Vic class sizes in doubt http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20908 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20908 Victorian Education Minister Martin Dixon has come under fire for refusing to guarantee class sizes will be maintained as part of its planned... Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT The expectations game http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20856 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20856 Schools are to teach students pet-care, philanthropy and entrepreneurialism from next term. Under new plans being considered by the ministry for... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT He said, she said http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20857 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20857 Anyone who thinks the debate over school funding is about school funding just hasn't been paying attention. The submissions now lodged with the... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT The art of imitation http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20858 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20858 Quality placements for student teachers are vital components of all education degrees but they are currently underfunded and poorly structured. The... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Points of difference http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=20860 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=20860 The last time Australia moved towards a form of nationally consistent curriculum, under John Dawkins, the exercise fell apart due to a lack of state... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Game changers http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=20863 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=20863 The Australian education context is arguably experiencing its most critical junction since the adoption of mass schooling. We have seen the... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT New ‘flagship’ professional learning program http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=20900 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=20900 The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) is working closely with The Centre of Innovation in Professional Learning and The... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Recognition for teachers and principals http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=20899 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=20899 On the 8 April 2011, the Hon Peter Garrett AM MP, Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, launched The Australian Awards for... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Training tomorrow’s teachers http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=20898 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=20898 Teachers are very aware that the futures of all the children and young people they teach are affected by how well they do their job. Especially for... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Be part of the conversation http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=20870 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=20870 There have been many and varied theories about the causes of inequality in educational outcomes. In recent times there are those who would have us... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Gaming the system http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=20869 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=20869 Some of you may have read an article in The Age on April 21 by Ross Gittins called 'Looking to Aristotle for a guide on reform'. He argues that when... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Moving Forward http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=20868 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=20868 Last year's endorsement of the first four learning areas of the Australian Curriculum was historic. But it was also only the first step towards... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Sign of the times http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=20866 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=20866 There's more to creating a sustainable school building than installing a water tank and applying a coat of eco-friendly paint. An enduring and... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Past its use by date http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=20865 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=20865 A national e-waste scheme which will ensure old computers and TVs are recycled in an environmentally sensitive way is finally on its way, offering a... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Talk time http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=20864 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=20864 Communications between school and home, teacher and student, and all the variants in between has always been at the heart of the education process.... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Nightmare materialises http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=20862 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=20862 "In the 2011 NAPLAN writing test, students will write a persuasive text. ... The same task is used for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9." Everyone... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT The new standard http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=20861 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=20861 Much like Australia, there has been a lot of media swill lately in New Zealand about bullying at school. Now, I must immediately reveal that I think... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT An undervalued pathway http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=20859 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=20859 There's no question that adult education has come a long way since the proclamation of the Adult Community and Further Education (ACFE) Act in the... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Positive psychology tested http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20855 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20855 In an Australian first, two NSW schools will take part in a Harvard University-based trial of positive psychology programs aimed at improving student... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Disability funds welcomed by sector http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20854 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20854 The Gillard Government's pre-budget announcement of $200 million to provide support for students with a disability is to be applauded as it... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Teacher bonus scheme panned http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20853 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20853 Education experts, parent groups and professional associations and unions are broadly critical of the government's planned system of pay bonuses for... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Trainees head to disadvantaged schools http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20852 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20852 A landmark education program that puts the brightest trainee teachers into disadvantaged schools across Queensland is expanding after its first year.... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Contracts 'dilute' principals' advocacy role http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20851 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20851 The use of high paying, short term contracts for principals in the Northern Territory is diminishing their willingness to express professional views... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Research on principals' views underway http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20850 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20850 Principals feel under siege from the system, the weight of increasing regulation and accountability and a lack of funds and resources, the findings... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Program boosting indigenous uni participation http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20849 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20849 An upbeat mentoring program operating in 10 universities has set its sights on closing the gap on indigenous high school completion and university... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Government's policy contradicts its equity goals: report http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20848 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20848 The federal government's political agenda is marginalising the democratic and social purposes of education, a new research report has argued. The... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT High stakes schooling a policy not worth imitating: expert http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20815 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20815 Nations such as Australia that failed to learn the lessons of the disastrous No Child Left Behind reforms are set to repeat the same mistakes, warned... Wed, 4 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Govt makes pre-budget announcements http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20814 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20814 Education dominated the news this week with the government making several pre-budget announcements, while refusing to confirm other rumours, such as... Wed, 4 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT White flight to private schools continue: research http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20813 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20813 New research showing a pattern of 'cultural polarisation in schools across the board' has been released, bringing the 'white flight' phenomenon back... Wed, 4 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Rumours on HECS incentive persist http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20812 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20812 Treasurer Wayne Swan has refused to be drawn on reports the government will halve the discount which university students get for paying their fees... Wed, 4 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Trial to get teenage parents back to school http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20811 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20811 Teenage parents will have their welfare payments cut if they don't return to school to finish Year 12 when their baby turns one. Young mums and dads... Wed, 4 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Higher education on the up http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20746 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20746 An estimated 50,000 additional undergraduate students enrolled at Australian universities in the last two years, new figures released by government... Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Kirby defends secular education http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20745 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20745 Former Australian High Court judge, Michael Kirby, will argue for the traditional place of secularism in Australian public schools when he delivers... Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Mobile science program celebrates milestone http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20744 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20744 At a time when concerns persist over decreasing uptake of science and maths at school, a university's mobile 'science van' has celebrated 10 years of... Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Funding reform needed: Garrett http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20743 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20743 Half a million school students will be forgotten by Labor's plan to change the national funding system, the federal opposition has claimed. Schools... Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT More clarity needed on partnership reporting http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20733 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20733 Students' literacy and numeracy levels appear to be improving across the country, in part due to a $540 million national investment. But an... Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Schools should appraise teachers: report http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20732 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20732 Changing the way teachers are appraised could boost Australia's economy by up to $240 billion by 2050, a think tank says. The Grattan Institute... Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Lifting the bar http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20731 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20731 The education of Australia's future teachers will be consistent across the board following the adoption of new standards, the federal government... Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Tongues wagging http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20730 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20730 About one in eight Australian children speaks Arabic at home, a study shows. New data has been released by the federal Department of Education... Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Study links diet to behaviour problems http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20666 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20666 Children who lack access to healthy foods, particularly fruit and vegetables, are twice as likely to develop behavioural problems, a new study has... Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Progress on early childhood reforms being made: Ellis http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20665 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20665 NSW and Victoria are ahead of the other states when it comes to implementing national early childhood education reforms, a new report has found. But... Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT New teachers ill-equipped to deal with bullying http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20664 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20664 Victorian teachers fresh out of university are often ill-equipped to handle bullying, the state education minister has said. Martin Dixon launched... Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT The story of indigenous health http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20663 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20663 Storytelling has been an integral part of Aboriginal culture for hundreds of years, and now the Federal Government hopes it will improve their... Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Qld Year 7 decision ‘not far off’ http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20662 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20662 Parents and primary school pupils are still waiting to find out when the Queensland government will move Year 7 to high school. Queensland Education... Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Axing science programs will hurt national curriculum: Goodrum http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20547 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20547 The national science curriculum will be more difficult to implement following the government axing of two science teacher programs, the lead writer... Thu, 7 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Criticism of axing of science programs continues http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20546 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20546 The government's decision to discontinue future funding for the Primary Connections and Science by Doing programs continues to attract widespread... Thu, 7 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Model of autonomous principalship released http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20545 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20545 Autonomous school leadership is now on the national education agenda. If autonomous school leadership is to be promoted by governments as a means to... Thu, 7 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Uni raises placement issue http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20544 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20544 Practical placements are a vital part of all teacher education degrees, but they are underfunded and often poorly structured, according to the... Thu, 7 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Childcare centre staffing exposed http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20543 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20543 It's been revealed that hundreds of childcare centres in NSW are struggling to meet the federal government's tough new industry standards and some... Thu, 7 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Structural problem in schools: skills council http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20542 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20542 Australia's education system is structurally flawed when it comes to literacy and numeracy, a peak business group boss has said. The Industry Skills... Thu, 7 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Top education institutions aren’t tops in education research http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20455 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20455 Australian universities' "widespread under-performance" in education research is disturbing, Innovation Minister Kim Carr told a Parliament House... Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Parents key to childhood obesity http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20454 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20454 Educating parents on healthy eating could be more effective at reducing childhood obesity than physical activity, new research shows. The study,... Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Anger over axing of science programs http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20453 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20453 The Australian Academy of Science says it is deeply disappointed that the federal government has axed two science education programs. Last weekend... Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Controversy over survey http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20452 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20452 The national curriculum authority has dismissed survey results that show the federal government's My School website is not a major influence for... Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Stop segregating children with disabilities: senator http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20417 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20417 Special schools for children with disabilities should be closed down, a Liberal senator has told Parliament. Sue Boyce has criticised the existing... Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Rewarding relationships http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20416 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20416 The NAB Schools First program is underway again this year, with schools and community groups invited to attend forums to discover how they can apply... Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT VET regulator endorsed http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20415 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20415 A Senate committee has recommended the creation of a national regulatory body for the vocational education and training (VET) sector, despite the... Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Promises, promises http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20414 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20414 With NSW going to the polls on Saturday, ER takes a look at the education policies of the major parties. Web links to each party's policy in full... Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Safe school framework released http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20413 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20413 Australian schools will be better equipped to deal with student bullying, with School Education Minister Peter Garrett launching the revised National... Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Fair Trading warning over tuition http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20361 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20361 NSW Fair Trading has issued a warning to parents considering tutoring for their children to avoid being pressured into signing contracts, and to... Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT ‘An enormous impact’ http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20360 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20360 New research has shown that rugby league is having a positive impact in motivating children to read. The Rugby League Reads program, introduced in... Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Showing teachers count http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20359 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20359 Local communities are invited to nominate inspirational and excellent teachers for the 2011 National Excellence in Teaching Awards (NEiTA) program.... Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Disturbing picture of childcare emerges http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20358 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20358 An alarmingly high number of childcare services are failing to meet basic hygiene, safety and education standards, the latest snapshot of the sector... Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT SA targets cyber bullying http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20357 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20357 The South Australian Government wants to make it an offence to post violent or other degrading images on the internet. Attorney-General John Rau said... Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Australian educators caught in Japanese disaster http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20356 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20356 As deadly radiation spread toward the home of Australian teacher Ren Gregoric near Fukushima last weekend, his local boss was demanding he turn up... Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Good fences make good neighbours http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20333 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20333 With the upcoming budget on May 10, the Federal Government arguably has a pivotal opportunity to both remedy a policy mistake of the past and bolster... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT New and improved? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20332 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20332 The new version of My School is an improvement on its predecessor, having succeeded in adding more context and additional measures by which a... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Slicing the pie http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20335 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20335 The last time there was a comprehensive examination into how the Commonwealth invested in schools, the flat-rate annual payment for a non-government... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Many roads lead to Rome? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=20337 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=20337 Unlike the US, Singapore and the UK, Australia has no coherent or comprehensive strategy in place to prepare aspiring school leaders. While the UK... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The great divide http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=20339 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=20339 An important litmus test of the success of the Federal Government's $2.4 billion Digital Education Revolution (DER) will be undertaken this year when... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Food for thought http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=20352 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=20352 The debate surrounding childhood obesity persists, and studies revealing that the issue is failing to resolve itself continue to appear. Last month,... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Benchmarking Teacher Quality in Australia with the New Standards http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=20350 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=20350 The teaching profession has long fought for a stronger public standing alongside other professionals such as doctors, accountants, lawyers and... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Ensure you are informed http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=20349 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=20349 Every school in Australia will receive a USB stick loaded with a copy of the National Professional Standards for Teachers and the National... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT First Announcement of the 2011 Australian College of Educators National Conference http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=20343 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=20343 The aim of this conference is to give fresh consideration to equity in the current Australian education context. Its purpose will be to contribute to... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Questions of quality – which way is up? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=20342 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=20342 In my email inbox today I found two articles side by side, both from the US endorsing what can only be considered to be contradictory strategies for... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT My School 2.0 goes live http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=20341 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=20341 When the first version of the My School website was launched last year, it offered a window into the workings of schools and gave parents and the... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Playing the game http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=20340 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=20340 STAND: For professional sporting bodies, building relationships with schools and promoting their sport to children is big business. David Moase... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Battling in the bush http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=20338 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=20338 Leadership is crucial to how well organisations function and meet the needs and interests of all associated with them. My 'starting point' is that it... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Training tomorrow’s teachers http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=20336 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=20336 The importance of quality teaching to student learning and development is undeniable. Decades of research have given us a clear picture of what... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Yells from the yard http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20334 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20334 'Schools battle army of unruly kids'. 'Suspensions soar amid crackdown on schoolyard violence by thug kids'. 'Tag team fights caught on film'. 'Girl... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Construction of indigenous early childhood centres delayed http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20331 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20331 A key target in the Federal Government's commitment to achieving universal access to preschool is behind schedule. DEEWR revealed that only two of... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Look to Asia, alliance tells government http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20330 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20330 A renewed push to boost Asia literacy in Australian schooling is underway with government and education decision makers being called on to deliver a... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Recruitment policy reignites row over local selection http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20329 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20329 All public schools in South Australia will be able to merit select their own teachers under draft policy announced by state Education Minister, Jay... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Parents to pay for kids’ non-attendance http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20328 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20328 The parents of children who fail to attend school regularly will be prosecuted under legislative amendments to be introduced in the Northern... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT DEEWR to continue peer review for ALTC-style grants http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20327 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20327 The ALTC will be wound down in January but peer review will continue - as will assessment of grant money and programs, higher education minister... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT NT school praised http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20285 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20285 The controversial My School 2.0 website has brought needed recognition to a disadvantaged primary school in suburban Darwin, federal education... Wed, 9 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT UK cuts foreign students http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20284 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20284 UK: Britain's interior ministry said its plans to tighten the visa system for foreign students would not damage the country's universities. An... Wed, 9 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Reversed-role families examined http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20283 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20283 Australia's stay-at-home dads are sought for a study on whether the switch in traditional roles has any effect on perceptions of masculinity. The... Wed, 9 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Rural fund opens http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20282 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20282 Residents in regional Australia can now apply for a share in $1 billion to build essential structures like bridges and childcare centres in their... Wed, 9 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Alcohol at school fundraisers criticized http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20175 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20175 Parents and principals are being warned that using alcohol for school fundraisings may be sending mixed messages to children. The Australian National... Wed, 2 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Unpopular recruitment rule to go: SA http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20174 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20174 The South Australian government plans to drop a rule that forces teachers to move schools after 10 years under new recruitment measures. The... Wed, 2 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT A friend in need… http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20173 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20173 Adelaide has offered to take at least 500 first year university students from her earthquake-stricken sister city of Christchurch. The University of... Wed, 2 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT WA’s new walk to school initiative http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20172 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20172 The West Australian government wants more children to walk or cycle to school to reduce childhood obesity and traffic congestion. The government is... Wed, 2 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT From the ground up http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20171 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20171 Queensland principals and parents will be asked for their ideas to improve the state's school system. The new education minister, Cameron Dick, on... Wed, 2 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT My School 2.0 goes live tomorrow http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20170 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20170 The funding schools receive and their academic performance over time will be detailed for the first time tomorrow, when the long-awaited My School... Wed, 2 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Tick of approval for computers in schools http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20035 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20035 The federal government's computers in schools program has had a generally positive review by the Commonwealth Auditor-General. Labor's $2.2 billion... Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Sink or swim http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20034 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20034 Most school principals and other school leaders sent to the bush are inexperienced and almost half admit to being ill-prepared for their roles, a... Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT SA reviewing bullying procedures http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20033 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20033 South Australia will conduct a review of bullying in schools following a recent assault of a high school student who was knocked unconscious. State... Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT The great outdoors? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20032 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20032 Poorly designed neighbourhoods can sow the seeds for 'couch potato' children, an Australian study has found. Research which looked at children... Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Defence gap-year programs cut http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19936 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19936 Defence has made deep cuts to its gap-year program, suspending the RAAF intake and more than halving the number of navy entrants this year. Only the... Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Chaplains review underway http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19935 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19935 The review of the National School Chaplaincy Program is well and truly underway with the government releasing the discussion paper last Friday. The... Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Disability review underway http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19934 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19934 Educators have welcomed the review of disabled students' education entitlements, announced by the government on Tuesday. Independent Education Union... Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Extreme weather shuts schools http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19933 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19933 Even though Cyclone Carlos has been downgraded to a tropical low, after battering Darwin with gale force winds and heavy rains last night, schools... Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Teens more studious – and more creative http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19854 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19854 Teenage higher education students began embracing the Bradley expansion agenda a few years before the federal government adopted it in 2009,... Wed, 9 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Garrett blasts Abbott over cuts http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19853 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19853 The Federal Opposition's plan to shelve $448 million in aid to Indonesia may be dominating the news agenda today, but School Education Minister Peter... Wed, 9 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Chronic disease time bomb http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19852 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19852 The largest survey of Australian secondary students in 25 years has revealed a "chronic disease time bomb", with weight problems, lax exercise habits... Wed, 9 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Teacher standards at heart of reform agenda: Mackay http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19851 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19851 The release of the National Professional Standards for Teachers creates the platform for a national system of accrediting teacher education courses,... Wed, 9 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Raising the bar http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19850 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19850 The development of the new national teacher standards is an historic move toward making every school a great school, because it is known that outside... Wed, 9 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Mind the gap http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19849 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19849 Prime Minister Julia Gillard wants indigenous people to take greater responsibility for improving their own lives, after admitting the task was... Wed, 9 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Another year, more twists and turns http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=19836 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=19836 While 2010 was a busy year in education, featuring the litany of policy announcements typical of a federal election campaign, 2011 is shaping up to... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT A sizeable issue http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=19839 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=19839 Conflict has often appeared concerning ideal class size. Educators have long argued that students do better in smaller classes, but fiscal... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Fixing the foundations http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=19837 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=19837 The most recent United Nations data continues to show that the four main Nordic European nations - Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland - have much... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Who’s the boss? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=19840 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=19840 Over the coming months, 1000 public schools across the country will apply for, and be granted, the authority to become self-managing. Under the... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Restless for rigor http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19842 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19842 Given innovation is at the core of what it does, and how it does it, the Australian Science and Mathematics School in South Australia has placed... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Road-testing the new National Professional Standard for Principals http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=19847 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=19847 School leadership is recognised as a vital factor in improving school effectiveness and student achievement. All teachers exercise leadership... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Ask a silly question http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=19846 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=19846 Sorting through papers I'd collected in 2010, I came across one headed 'Are autonomous schools the answer'. On it I had pencilled 'To what?' The... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Falling behind and falling apart – life at the bottom of the heap in the lucky country. http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=19845 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=19845 I pinched part of the title for this article from a book by Oxford economics professor, Paul Collier. The book "The Bottom Billion - why the poorest... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Ministers endorse Australian curriculum http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=19844 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=19844 It's official. On 8 December last year, as schools across the country were getting ready to close the books on another year, state and territory... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT The gift of giving http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=19843 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=19843 10-year-old Daniel suffers from a condition that progressively deteriorates his sight. Daniel is now legally blind and eventually he will lose his... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Pirates in the playground http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=19841 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=19841 A collective shudder went down the spines of hordes of high school-aged children across the world late last year when a US judge shut down the... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Fulfilling the mission http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=19838 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=19838 Catholic schools in Australia have always been conscious of their mandate towards those who are disadvantaged. At a time when Mary MacKillop's... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Setting the stage http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=19835 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=19835 At Arden Anglican School, Beecroft, Jenny Rodgers' Year 3 students are sitting in a circle, waiting. "Let's warm up our imaginations. Everyone gently... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT The elements of best practice http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19834 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19834 Do science teachers in high performing countries do it better, or just differently? That's the question a team of Australian researchers hopes to... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Concerns mount over principal autonomy http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19833 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19833 Teachers and principals in Western Australia are raising major concerns about the creation of a two-tiered public education system, as a result of... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Unhappy teachers cash in early for ‘burnout bonus’ http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19832 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19832 South Australia and Tasmania are the latest states to introduce a financial incentives scheme to lure bored and disaffected teachers into early... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Dollars and sense http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19831 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19831 Equity of educational outcomes, recurrent and capital funding, needs-based funding and support for students with special needs and students with a... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Dedicated to the disadvantaged http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19830 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19830 When Sharon Broadbent joined Northfield Primary School as deputy principal in 2002, student enrolment had fallen to 190. By the time she left as... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Educators fight ALTC closure http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19829 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19829 The government's decision to close the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) is incompatible with its own commitment to boost the number of... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Parents have a hand in cyber bullying: principal http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19791 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19791 More parents are becoming involved in cyber-bullying, taking up disputes involving their children, a federal parliamentary committee has been told.... Wed, 2 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT More hardship for Queensland schools http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19790 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19790 Just as Queensland schools were returning to normality, following the devastating floods in the state, the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Yasi has meant... Wed, 2 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Masters of Teaching gets thumbs up http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19789 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19789 The University of Melbourne has released an independent evaluation which it says shows that 90 per cent of its Master of Teaching graduates consider... Wed, 2 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT NZ: Labour promises ECE funding http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19788 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19788 WELLINGTON: Labour is pledging to restore $400 million the Government has cut from early childhood education, and the party was warning parents they... Wed, 2 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Future of Jewish school in doubt http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19787 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19787 Administrators have been appointed for Adelaide's only Jewish day school because of cash flow pressures and declining enrolments. However,... Wed, 2 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT NSW Opposition supports ethics http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19786 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19786 The NSW opposition has retreated from its promise to remove ethics classes from the state's public schools if elected. A spokesman for Opposition... Wed, 2 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT APS issues advice on starting school http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19720 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19720 The start of school is an important milestone in a child's development. It is not just about the first day, but is a process that starts weeks before... Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Water, water everywhere! http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19719 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19719 The University of Canberra is to introduce a total ban on bottled water from its campus. It's believed to be the largest ban of its kind in Australia... Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Majority of QLD schools reopen http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19718 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19718 Three Queensland state schools remained closed as the school year began on Monday, but every child will sit in a classroom, the state government has... Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Australians should learn an Aboriginal language: expert http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19717 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19717 Australians have diverse ethnic backgrounds and between them speak an array of languages, but Michael Christie believes we should look closer to home... Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Honours for educators http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19716 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19716 Trevor Frederick Rice, NSW. For outstanding public service, particularly to the Blairmount Public School. Barry John Nutter, Qld. For outstanding... Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Students in care struggling: report http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19715 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19715 Children in state care are significantly more likely than their peers to struggle with literacy and numeracy, a new report has revealed. The... Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT VIC teachers push for pay http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19559 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19559 Victoria's new coalition government says the state's teachers deserve to be the highest paid in Australia, after the union demanded a 30 per cent pay... Wed, 8 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Further criticism of BER in NSW http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19558 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19558 Taxpayers may have paid $188 million too much for the government's Building the Education Revolution (BER) stimulus program in NSW, the state's... Wed, 8 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Australia’s literacy, numeracy declining: OECD http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19557 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19557 Australian students are still performing well above the OECD average but their results in reading literacy and mathematical literacy have declined... Wed, 8 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Curriculum implementation phase extended http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19556 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19556 The national curriculum won't be taught in all Australian schools until at least 2013, two years after anticipated originally. Federal, state and... Wed, 8 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Linking performance and development http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19501 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19501 Feedback for teachers is historically underutilised, and some groups in the profession are even fearful of it, Larry Kamener of the Boston Consulting... Thu, 2 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT A balancing act http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19500 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19500 Balancing the competing needs of students, parents and communities, working in the accountability landscape, finding the time for professional... Thu, 2 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Cape York’s education revolution http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19499 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19499 Just 12 months ago half of all Aurukun state school students, from Grade 1 to 10, were reading at kindergarten or pre-kindergarten level. Now, for... Thu, 2 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Video game violence debate continues http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19498 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19498 The notion that violent video games lead to aggression and crime in the real world is contested and inconclusive, a research review has found.... Thu, 2 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT My School delayed over financial data problems http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19497 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19497 There has been mixed reaction to the federal government's decision to delay the revamped My School website until next year. The site was to have... Thu, 2 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT BER data not available http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19423 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19423 The federal government has said it cannot release the cost breakdowns behind each school stimulus building project because the information isn't... Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Emotional literacy key to better results http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19422 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19422 Many teachers and parents should learn better emotional and social skills in order to help children boost their school or university performance,... Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Youth still affected by GFC: study http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19421 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19421 The unemployment rate for teenage males not in full-time education rose from 18.2 per cent in 2009 to 18.8 per cent in 2010. The number of teenagers... Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Hattie takes Australian post http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19420 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19420 Renowned education expert Professor John Hattie has been appointed Director of research at the University of Melbourne's Graduate School of... Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Teaching teachers for the future http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19419 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19419 A new national project aims to equip all pre-service teachers with the skills to incorporate information and communication technologies (ICT) into... Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT What counts http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19418 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19418 Vocational training for young people is more likely to succeed if certain factors are built in, such as individual learning plans and strict... Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT A private practice http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=19209 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=19209 Don't look now, but there's a giant elephant in the room. Private tuition, or the 'shadow education system', is estimated to be a $1 billion industry... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT From the fringe http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=19212 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=19212 Thinking about marginalised young people is a necessity for teachers in both mainstream and alternative schools. Finding ways of responding to... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Conflicts, conundrums and the greater moral good http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=19213 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=19213 Following a mild heart attack, Craig*, a senior mathematics teacher, returned to work physically and emotionally exhausted. Once a successful and... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Hitting the right note http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=19210 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=19210 One of the first things students do as they start at Victoria's St Brendan's College is pick out a musical instrument. Over the next two terms this... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT The new challenge http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=19215 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=19215 The October launch of Telstra's T-Touch Tab, which sells for $299, is likely to unleash a torrent of teenage pester power just in time for Christmas.... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT AITSL to develop and deliver a flagship program in support of the Australian Curriculum http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=19336 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=19336 The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) will be implementing a national flagship professional learning program next year... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT AITSL’s First Year http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=19335 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=19335 We also asked the hard questions: how is AITSL making its mark, how AITSL can make a difference and how AITSL's governance arrangements and approach... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Lies, damn lies, and statistics http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=19334 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=19334 Educators are awash in a sea of data, and it is sometimes hard to pick where our focus should be, how the data should be used, or what the purpose of... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Requiem for a teacher http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=19333 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=19333 Several weeks ago, I joined a gathering of family and friends to say a last farewell to Michael. His adult working life was spent teaching high... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Finalising phase one of the Australian Curriculum http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=19332 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=19332 The Board of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) met on Tuesday 26 October and reviewed progress in finalising the... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Perfecting pedagogy http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19230 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19230 I began teaching in New Zealand, where I trained, in 1982. My first appointment in NSW was in a Western Sydney primary school in a disadvantaged... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Inspiring sustainable people http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19229 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19229 After four years as sustainability co-ordinator and Year 6 teacher at St Peter's Primary School in Bentleigh East, I commenced the master of... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Patterns of performance http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19228 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19228 Currently I am the literature coordinator at Methodist Ladies' College in Perth. As the literature coordinator I plan, write, assess, program and... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Working towards wellness http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19227 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19227 After gaining a Bachelor of Psychology, I decided my passion was to work with teenagers. I then completed a Graduate Diploma of Education in 2007 and... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Examining the emotional life of male principals http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19226 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19226 I have a very powerful commitment to furthering educational knowledge. After 30 years teaching and being principal, I felt I still had a great deal... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Cultural impacts on schools http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19225 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19225 I finished as the head of an independent school in Sydney in 2009 and have been involved in school management for the past 20 years in the... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT History in the making http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19224 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19224 I am doing my PhD simply for the pleasure I get out of historical research and writing. I completed a B.A. (Hons) in English and History and a... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Involving parents of diverse backgrounds http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19223 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19223 I have been teaching or in education for over 30 years. I am currently the principal of Wiley Park PS, a large multicultural school in south western... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT The sound of success http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19222 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19222 I am currently the primary years music teacher at Loreto College Marryatville, Adelaide. I teach R-5 classroom music, conduct a variety of primary... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Training tomorrow’s teachers http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19221 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19221 After 30 years of teaching across primary and secondary level I reached a point where I found the challenge was no longer there; I wasn't really sure... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Recruitment under the microscope http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19220 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19220 I have been a secondary school teacher of mathematics and science since 1985 following the completion of a B.Sc. in Physical Chemistry from Flinders... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Investigating curriculum innovation http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19219 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19219 My current position is as deputy headmaster (curriculum) at Guildford Grammar School in Perth. I have been teaching for 23 years, working primarily... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Confronting the issues http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19218 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19218 I am currently principal of Lightning Ridge Central School, which is where I've been since August of 2008. My teaching background was originally in... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT A yearning to understand http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19217 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19217 I am the head of Department of Health and Physical Education at Rossmoyne Senior High School and have been at my current school for 10 years.... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT The building blocks of learning http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=19216 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=19216 So much of the teaching in early learning revolves around the importance of a child's environment on their development. Over the last 100 years, many... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Mastering the future http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=19214 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=19214 Boys' Town in Sydney's south caters for 32 enrolments in its residential and day programs for students at risk of entering state care or the juvenile... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Letting in the light http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=19211 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=19211 Mental health issues, in particular depressive and anxiety disorders, are becoming increasingly common among young people, with their peak period of... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT The first steps http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19208 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19208 A new position statement on best-practice for children starting school aims to marry research from around the world with emerging innovative... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Playing it safe http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19207 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19207 The community's obsession with protecting children from perceived hazards and danger could be hampering the development of their competence and... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT New efforts to boost uni participation http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19206 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19206 The push for enhanced pathways between school and university has intensified with the NSW Board of Studies announcing a new partnership with three... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Fresh calls for regulation of shadow education system http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19205 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19205 NAPLAN and the focus on school performance is spurring the growth in private tuition and coaching colleges, an ER investigation has highlighted.... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT No political endgame in sight for ethics pilot http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19204 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19204 Despite the release of an independent review endorsing the ethics trial, the major political parties remain tight-lipped on the future of ethics... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Debate over drug education in schools heats up http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19203 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19203 A leading report on preventative health in Australia has concluded school-based drug programs are ineffective and should be dumped. The five year... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Combat low-levels of self-esteem among indigenous students: Dodson http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19202 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19202 Australia has no excuse not to provide indigenous children with the best education possible yet it still seems unable to do so, Professor Mick Dodson... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Disability working group convened http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19201 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19201 Peak bodies and associations have welcomed the establishment of a working group to address the needs of students with disabilities and special needs.... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Teachers want equal pay http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19063 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19063 Early childhood teachers want annual pay increases of up to $14,000 so they are paid the same as primary school teachers. They held rallies in Sydney... Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Swimmers are smarter? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19062 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19062 More than 10,000 swimming students will be surveyed in the world's most comprehensive study into early-years swimming. The joint project between... Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Study on child binge drinking habits http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19061 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19061 Children who are supplied with alcohol by people other than their parents are up to six times more likely to binge drink, a new study has found. The... Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Scrap School Certificate: Expert http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19060 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19060 As almost 90,000 Year 10 students sit their 2010 School Certificate exams this week, an education expert has called for the abolition of the... Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Stopping the brain drain http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18990 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18990 WELLINGTON: New Zealand's latest 2025 Taskforce report has gained another critic, with an education sector union decrying its lack of attention to... Wed, 3 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Principals not muzzled: Orgill http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18989 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18989 The chairman of the body reviewing the federal government's school building program has rejected claims principals have been muzzled from speaking... Wed, 3 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT A preferred scenario http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18988 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18988 This was the "preferred scenario" for NAPLAN and My School outlined by renowned education expert Professor Brian Caldwell at a Senate hearing on... Wed, 3 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Promises, promises http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18987 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18987 A re-elected Victorian government will build two new tech schools as part of a $194 million investment in trades training, it announced on Monday.... Wed, 3 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT No judicial inquiry for BER http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18900 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18900 The federal coalition has failed to win parliament's approval for a judicial inquiry into the $16.2 billion Building the Education Revolution (BER)... Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Funding debate rumbles on http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18899 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18899 The issue of school funding dominated the news agenda last weekend, prompted by the release of an Australian Education Union (AEU) survey, and the... Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Stand up to bullies: expert http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18898 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18898 Parents need to better monitor their children and teach them to stand up for themselves to combat bullying. That's according to noted child... Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Literacy, numeracy improving http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18897 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18897 Literacy and numeracy of primary school students, including those from low socio-economic backgrounds, improved significantly between 2008 and 2009.... Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Concerns over new NT boarding school http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18896 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18896 Concerns that Indigenous boarding school students will not have enough teachers and will be without medical facilities have been aired in a Senate... Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Young Einsteins http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18895 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18895 A group of Year 10 students has collaborated with Australian scientists and Quit Victoria to produce a video designed to educate students and the... Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Symposium examines new framework http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18894 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18894 How to use the government's new national early learning framework to enhance practice, rather than constraining it, was the subject of a recent... Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Reaching out http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18893 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18893 Providing indigenous students with information about university life and career opportunities in the hope it will motivate and encourage them to... Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT NSW signals roll out of ethics classes http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18820 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18820 Ethics classes will be offered to all NSW public schools from mid-2011 following the release of an independent evaluation endorsing the recent pilot.... Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT School teachers strike in NZ http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18819 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18819 WELLINGTON: There is no new money to offer teachers a bigger pay increase unless they wanted to burden their students with a future of paying off... Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Literacy, numeracy boosts workforce: research http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18818 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18818 Improving literacy and numeracy skills has a positive, statistically significant effect on labour market outcomes. Literacy and numeracy skills are... Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Parliament hears of Afghan education improvements http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18817 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18817 The recent Parliamentary debate on Australia's continued presence in Afghanistan has heard how advances are slowly being made in rebuilding the... Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Detention centre changes welcomed http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18816 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18816 Schools asked to cater for the children of asylum seekers located in the Adelaide Hills will be given extra resources to cope, Federal Immigration... Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Warn kids of stranger danger: Police http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18815 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18815 Parents have been encouraged to discuss with their children how best to stay safe on their way to and from school. Police issued the reminder after... Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Start of a new era http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18814 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18814 Children who survived the Black Saturday bushfires have celebrated the rebuilding of another school. Strathewen Primary School, razed during the... Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT NT child protection overhauls http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18813 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18813 There are at least 1000 children at risk of harm in the Northern Territory who have received no support from the government, a new report has said.... Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT A question of faith? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=18719 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=18719 They say you should never mix politics and religion. Little wonder then that the Schools Chaplaincy Program has become one of the most contentious... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Journey from the ashes http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=18724 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=18724 From the charred remains of the devastating Black Saturday bushfires, Marysville Primary School stands rebuilt - nearly two years on - as a modern,... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Rehousing the canaries http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=18723 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=18723 My suggestion that we rethink support classes and the number and range of special schools when interviewed by the Sydney Morning Herald recently was... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT A game that everyone loses http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=18721 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=18721 I can hardly bear to watch free-to-air television any more. Everything has been reduced to a competition. Cooking, dancing, singing, surviving - even... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Champions for change http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=18722 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=18722 As educators, we know that we face the persistent problem of engaging adolescent students. We are aware that there is a link between the middle years... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Master minds http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19504 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19504 Educators are pursuing postgraduate studies in a variety of disciplines, often as a way to further their professional practice in an area of interest... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT State of play http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19503 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19503 Professional development and learning is a key way to implement reform at both a system-wide and school level. It is integral to the professional... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Pick of the bunch http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19502 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=19502 The last decade has seen enormous and rapid change to the way professional development is conducted within Australian schools, as part of a bid to... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Preparing the teachers of tomorrow http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=18735 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=18735 During September, consultations have been occurring across the nation as part of a process to introduce an Australia wide system for accrediting... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Getting involved http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=18734 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=18734 The draft Standards set out what teachers across Australia should know and be able to do across the domains of professional knowledge, professional... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT A time for transformation http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=18733 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=18733 Many teaching professionals find the school principal's position "a bit awe-inspiring", says Patricia Collarbone - "particularly now in the 21st... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Missing in action http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=18732 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=18732 Education For All (EFA) was proclaimed as a global issue in 1946 and was reaffirmed as one of the six Millennium Goals of the United Nations in 2000.... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Our own worst enemy? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=18731 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=18731 Phase 2 of the AITSL online validation process for the revised Professional Standards for Teachers will be about half way through its three and a... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Achieving the goal http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=18730 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=18730 For over two decades Australia has been moving towards a national approach to schooling, including a national curriculum. In 1989 all Education... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT An inclusive curriculum http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=18729 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=18729 Students in Australian classrooms have multiple, diverse and changing needs that are shaped by individual learning histories and abilities. Students... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Arts Shape Paper http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=18728 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=18728 This paper describes what we want young people to have the opportunity to learn and experience in the Arts. The draft 'Shape Paper: The Arts' builds... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Far and away http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=18727 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=18727 Written by Andrew McLachlan Co-curricular activity development teacher for Golgotha English Medium School in Bangladesh I have found the career that... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT The white elephant http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=18726 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=18726 Tony Abbott's views on the roll out of computers in schools (www.educationreview.com.au) provide an opportunity to look at how IT resources are... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Seeing the wood for the trees http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=18725 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=18725 Schools are literally surrounded by a sea of information and data-sets; class lists, NAPLAN results, university competition results, counsellor... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT A second chance for success http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=18720 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=18720 Students who experience ongoing failure in upper-primary and lower-secondary school face a myriad of difficulties in pursuing post-school options and... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Culture clash http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18718 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18718 Racial tensions in the community are spilling over into schools with new research showing 80 per cent of migrant students report experiencing racism.... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT NT government’s statistical sleight of hand: expert http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18717 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18717 The evidence used to justify the NT government's dismantling of bilingual education in remote schools is based on "incomplete, selective and biased... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Flat salary scale a hindrance for Australia: OECD http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18716 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18716 Over the last decade Australia has witnessed one of the largest increases in starting salaries for graduate teachers compared with its international... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Melbourne appoints its inaugural Chair in Teacher Education http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18715 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18715 The idea of taking people straight from school, training them at university and then putting them back into school, is not the best model for teacher... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT CIS report puts spotlight on religious schools http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18714 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18714 Criticisms and concerns have plagued the release of a new report suggesting religious schools produce students with more liberal and tolerant social... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT If health is your wealth, it pays to stay in school http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18713 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18713 Early high school leavers are up to 20 per cent less likely to report being in good health in later life than those with a tertiary education. Early... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Queensland persists with truancy efforts http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18662 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18662 School students skipping class aren't being served at local businesses under a new trial in Queensland that aims to reduce truancy. Schools currently... Fri, 8 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Teenage sex on the rise http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18661 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18661 A survey of Australian Year 10 and 12 students has shown a surge in sexual activity over the past decade, and while awareness of HIV/AIDS remained... Fri, 8 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT New global coalition launched http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18660 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18660 A new alliance, 'Because I am a Girl', has been established to raise awareness about the plight of girls in developing countries and how investment... Fri, 8 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT News turns youth off drugs http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18659 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18659 Mainstream media reporting is far more likely to deter young people from using illicit drugs than encourage their use, an Australian study has found.... Fri, 8 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT NBN will benefit education: Conroy http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18589 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18589 The return of Labor to government means the National Broadband Network has been given a political reprieve. And, according to the communications... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Youth-focused bills re-introduced http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18588 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18588 Australian Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has reintroduced two bills to parliament designed to protect young people. Hanson-Young's first set of... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Schools put their hands up http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18587 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18587 Generation One asked for hands across Australia, and more than 1100 schools put theirs up. The organisation, which aims to end indigenous disparity... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT School linked to health outcomes http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18586 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18586 New research has reaffirmed the link between educational attainment and health outcomes. The report, commissioned by Catholic Health Australia, found... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Red tape no red light for laptops http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18525 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18525 A global push to give every child a laptop is gathering momentum in Australia despite the absence of government funding. One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)... Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Greater local say in NSW BER http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18524 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18524 Local school communities need to play a bigger role in the federal schools building program, says a NSW parliamentary inquiry, which found it hadn't... Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Change of the guard in SA http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18523 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18523 The South Australian government has changed its education chief, with the government saying it wants a new direction for the department. Education... Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Experience pays http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18522 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18522 The global financial crisis has hurt postgraduate employment, with a new survey revealing the lowest rates for a decade in 2009. More than 47,000... Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT ACT and NSW on top in NAPLAN http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18428 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18428 The ACT topped 15 of the 20 categories in the NAPLAN results released late last week, with Victorian and NSW schools sharing the other top ratings.... Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Schools out, belts out http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18427 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18427 Research has identified a critical period in which young Australians are prone to putting on weight and, if they do, it is hard to shift. Melbourne's... Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Clamping down http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18426 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18426 A $10.6 million program to tackle cyber bullying will be rolled out in every Victorian public school. The initiative, called eSmart, will provide... Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Peter Garret to oversee schools http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18425 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18425 Prime Minister Julia Gillard says sharing federal education responsibilities among three ministers reflects her strong focus on schools. Peter... Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Throw out the rule book http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18424 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18424 Students, parents and teachers often debate about the characteristics of a good teacher, but according to a new book it is the ongoing decisions... Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Top of the class http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18423 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18423 NEiTA (National Excellence in Teaching Awards) and the Australian Scholarships Group (ASG) have announced the 550 finalists for the NEiTA 2010 ASG... Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Kids helping kids http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18422 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18422 With four in five Indigenous children in remote communities unable to read to the minimum standard1, SchoolAid has launched its Indigenous Literacy... Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Gagged? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18421 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18421 The NSW government has been accused of protecting Prime Minister Julia Gillard by suppressing criticism of the draft national curriculum in the... Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The power of persuasion? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=18367 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=18367 Along with ads for the new VW, Diet Coke and Maltesers, Sydney cinemagoers were recently shown an advertisement for Newington College, a private... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The pursuit of happiness http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=18366 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=18366 During morning roll-call students are asked to share an example of an event or encounter that went well the previous evening. The dialogue in Arthur... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Building from the grassroots up http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=18369 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=18369 Nestled in the shadows cast by twin desert hills, remote Parnngurr is the meeting of two distinct cultural worlds. Recently emerging from a long... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT When information meets imagination http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=18371 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=18371 A house without books is like a room without windows, argued 19th Century education reformer Horace Mann. Imagine his argument against a school... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Back to the books http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=18373 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=18373 Principal support is one of the major factors influencing a teacher's decision to undertake a postgraduate course. Further, a principal's views and... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Making the grade http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=18378 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=18378 The development of a national system for the accreditation of pre service teacher education programs is a key strategy in securing future teacher... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Leading the way http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=18377 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=18377 A meeting of experts from across the country have given their support to a process led by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The odd couple http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=18376 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=18376 Metaphors are powerful tools. They can help us to understand more clearly and make meaning of complex things. One such complex entity is the tertiary... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Missing in action http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=18375 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=18375 What's happened to TAFE and VET teachers? This question will be the subject of a one day forum jointly sponsored by the Australian College of... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT NAPLAN 2010 the Student Report http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=18374 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=18374 Schools across Australia have received their students' NAPLAN results for 2010. More than one million students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sat the... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The best defence? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=18372 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=18372 Most educators are now aware that cyber bullying is a term used to refer to bullying through the use of technology. In the school context, cyber... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Virtuous communities http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=18370 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=18370 When Mark Sparvell took up the position of principal at Kadina primary, the South Australian regional school did not own a single laptop, digital... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Measurements that matter http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=18368 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=18368 are the students themselves, much to our detriment, writes Lucas Walsh. Over the last three years, debates about the purposes and improvement of... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT A level playing field? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=18365 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=18365 From body image concerns to teasing from boys and limited sporting options at school, the disengagement of teenage girls from sport is a complex... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Raising the bar http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18364 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18364 The national accreditation of pre-service teacher education programs will raise the quality of teachers, improve teacher mobility and boost... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Good weather just won’t cut it http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18363 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18363 Australia needs to do more to attract and retain its immigrant teachers, as new research has found a third were dissatisfied with their experience of... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Vive le revolution http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18362 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18362 The return of Labor to government - albeit a minority government - is a positive development for Australian education if for no other reason than the... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Disadvantaged boys stuck in home-grown school-to-prison pipeline http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18361 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18361 Skyrocketing numbers of disadvantaged and disaffected boys are being segregated into NSW behaviour schools placing them at greater risk of failure... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Early diagnosis of problems is key: research http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18360 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18360 Children with special health care needs in early childhood may be more prone to social and learning difficulties in their first years of school, new... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Consider culture in maths learning http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18359 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18359 Planning for quality learning in maths must take culture, language, attendance and core mathematical understanding into consideration to help... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT New leadership institute launched http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18358 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18358 A new cross sector education leadership institute in Queensland is believed to be the first of its kind in Australia. The recently launched... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT NSW tertiary education plan released http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18357 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18357 The NSW government has set a target to increase the percentage of 25 to 34 year olds in that state who hold a bachelor degree to 44 per cent by 2025,... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Asking the right questions http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18356 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18356 NAPLAN has missed the point and focused on the wrong end of analysis; My School is a big yawn and has not greatly influenced what happens in schools... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Three more years http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18280 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18280 The return of Labor to government is a positive development for Australian education if for no other reason than the long awaited review into schools... Thu, 9 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT BER rumbles continue in NSW http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18279 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18279 The NSW government has been accused of spin and living in denial after it released a glowing appraisal of its own handling of the Building the... Thu, 9 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT 1300 children at risk in Victoria http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18278 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18278 More than 1300 children at risk of abuse and neglect don't have allocated case workers in Victoria, despite money being provided to the state's child... Thu, 9 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT SA pay issue resolved http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18277 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18277 A new award for teachers in SA public schools and preschools has been handed down after more than two years of negotiations. State education minister... Thu, 9 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Standards validation underway http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18191 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18191 A research team at the University of New England has begun validating the new professional standards for teachers and will gather information from... Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Scholarships announced http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18190 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18190 The NSW government has announced 300 teacher scholarships worth up to $23,000 each are available to students who agree to teach in the state's... Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The silver bullet http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18189 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18189 An Afghani woman whose schools for girls were forced "underground" during the height of the Taliban government has told an Australian audience of the... Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT More resources needed: Teachers http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18188 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18188 Victorian teachers want more resources to keep Years 8 and 9 students on track by offering a broader curriculum. Australian Education Union (AEU)... Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Sending a message http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18073 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18073 An autism awareness group founded by parents will receive $300,000 from the NSW Government to make a film to educate school children about the... Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT A low act http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18072 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18072 Children who survived Black Saturday have become victims yet again as thieves keep targeting schools in bushfire-affected areas. Six desktop... Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Education hot topic online http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18071 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18071 Climate change, education and immigration are the top three political issues Australians seek on the internet, new research reveals. The research... Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Authors for children recognised http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18070 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18070 The best books for children published this year have been recognised by the Children's Book Council of Australia. The 'Children's Book of the Year... Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT NSW TAFE to offer degrees http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18069 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18069 NSW TAFE institutes are to offer bachelor degrees and could compete with universities for students under a bold plan aimed at combating skills... Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Financial literacy program for schools: Labor http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17975 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17975 The Labor party has said it wants financial literacy material included in the national maths curriculum and rolled out to schools in 2011. There will... Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT $200 million for teacher rewards: Liberals http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17974 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17974 Teachers, technology and trade training have been added recently to the education policies of the federal Opposition. Opposition leader Tony Abbott,... Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Mining tax should go to schools: Greens http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17973 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17973 Australian Greens leader Bob Brown wants Labor's original proposal for a 40 per cent resource super profits tax revived so the extra revenue can fund... Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Eat your greens http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17972 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17972 Children are being encouraged to explore a "rainbow" of fruit and vegetables in a bid to improve the diet of young Australian. Avocado growers on... Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Labor wins in student election http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17971 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17971 The results are in, and the Labor government led by Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been returned to power. Well, not quite. But that's what would... Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Election special: Head to Head http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17970 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17970 By Dr Kevin Donnelly Director of Education Standards Institute and author of 'Australia's Education Revolution: How Kevin Rudd Won and Lost the... Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Minding the backyard http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=17916 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=17916 Groundhog Day. Policy by press release. Fiddling round the edges. The disappointment among educators at the policies put forward in this election is... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Time’s up http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=17915 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=17915 It's back to the future for the island state. The Tasmania Tomorrow reforms have unravelled, with two of the three post-Year 10 educational... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Principal, detained http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=17922 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=17922 For principal Gerri Walker, working with South Australia's marginalised youth is about rebuilding their frayed connections to society. Students... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Beware the worm http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=17923 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=17923 Traditionally the family dog took the blame for missing homework. Now it's more likely to be a worm's fault. The increasing use of computers in... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT The root of learning http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=17925 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=17925 Do you ever reflect on the experience of nature you had as a child? I often do. Fortunately for me, my experience of outdoors as a child involved... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=17934 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=17934 AITSL has been established in an exciting time for education, with an ambitious agenda and unique opportunity to lead and support real change in... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Validating the Draft National Professional Standards for Teachers http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=17933 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=17933 This work will contribute to the development of the new national professional standards for teachers which began in January 2009. Informed by... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT The teacher’s the thing http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=17932 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=17932 From the standpoint of education and training, the election campaign resembles shadow-boxing. This is clearly reflective of the broader political and... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT No quick fix http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=17931 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=17931 We now have bipartisan support for the devolution of powers and responsibilities to schools and their principals. Under Labor's plan, participating... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT My School Wins iAward http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=17930 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=17930 The SEMA Group has won the national Information and Communication Technology (ICT) award at the Australian Information Industry Association's (AIIA)... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT NAPLAN Release 2010 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=17929 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=17929 It's nearly that time of the year again - NAPLAN tests have been marked and reports are being put together for schools. Student reports will be... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT NAPLAN Fact Box http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=17928 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=17928 • 2010 is the third year of NAPLAN testing after its introduction in 2008 • 1.1 million students participated in the NAPLAN testing this year •... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT My School Enhancements 2010 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=17927 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=17927 The provision of greater space for principals to write about their school profile and NAPLAN results is one element of the My School enhancement... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Membership of the My School Working Party http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=17926 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=17926 • Professor Barry McGaw AO, Chair, ACARA Board • Professor Max Coltheart, Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Science, Macquarie University • Mr... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Top 10 internet security tips http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=17924 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=17924 1. Install Internet Security software and regularly check that its threat definitions are up-to-date. If the security software you're using has a... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Rattling the cage of reform http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=17921 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=17921 There are two are two institutions in our society that ensure that people serve their time. In one you get out early for good behavior and in the... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT A new experiment http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=17920 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=17920 The senior science courses are too complex, overloaded with content and lack an overarching conceptual framework to sufficiently engage students,... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT The sum of its parts http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=17919 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=17919 Much like initial reaction to the draft K-10 national maths curriculum, teacher training and support has been highlighted as a key issue with the... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Blast from the past http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=17918 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=17918 oth the Australian modern history and ancient history documents are relatively conservative and arguably represent a missed opportunity in terms of... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT A love of literature http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=17917 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=17917 The majority of teachers have rejected the "artificial" four-unit structure of the senior years'English courses and say the senior years' curriculum... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT BER stands up to scrutiny http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17914 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17914 Primary school principals have welcomed the BER taskforce's interim report, saying it has vindicated the positive view they took of the program all... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Outrage over funding cuts to rural WA http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17913 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17913 WA Education Minister, Liz Constable is under pressure to reverse funding cuts to 21 regional high schools following a parliamentary inquiry... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Seeing is believing http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17912 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17912 A new university mentoring program is providing student teachers with a more realistic school-based experience, enabling them to develop peer... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT SRE standards under scrutiny http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17911 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17911 The government's "hands off" approach to the delivery of scripture in NSW public schools has come under attack following details of variable teaching... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Major research on leadership underway http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17910 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17910 Teacher, project manager, marketer, plumber, psychologist, mediator and facilitator. At one time or another, modern school leaders are all of these... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Success more than test scores, say students http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17790 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17790 Students are concerned the current school system does not adequately measure their own success and achievement, the largest national survey of... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Promises, promises http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17789 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17789 The education policy announcements continue to come thick and fast in the lead up to election day. In the past week the Labor party has announced a... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Closing the gap http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17788 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17788 The Victorian government has released a 10-year plan to improve health and education for Aboriginal children. A study of 33,500 Aboriginal children... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Youth rely on friends for sex information http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17787 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17787 When it comes to getting information about sex, only 20 per cent of young people turn to schools, a new survey claims. Family Planning NSW and... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Gas heaters being replaced in NSW http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17786 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17786 The NSW government has released a list of 101 schools that will have un-flued gas heaters replaced by next winter, at a cost of $15 million. But a... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Schools must broaden drug policy: Academic http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17785 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17785 Australian schools have been told to broaden their drug education programs as research shows how many teens are experimenting with anabolic steroids.... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Time for real policies: ACE http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17457 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17457 Educators across Australia are looking for real commitments to education that move beyond the slogans and the fever of the electoral process.... Thu, 5 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT BER report out before election: PM http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17456 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17456 Prime Minister Julia Gillard has promised a report into Labor's school buildings program will be released before the federal election. In April,... Thu, 5 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Funding system to stay an extra year http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17455 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17455 Federal Education Minister Simon Crean has denied he's broken a Labor promise to overhaul school funding, saying a further delay offers "certainty"... Thu, 5 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Power to the principal? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17454 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17454 School principals have cautiously welcomed Labor's pledge to give them greater autonomy, but want Prime Minister Julia Gillard to better flesh out... Thu, 5 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Getting it right early http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17453 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17453 A slide in the nation's commitment to improving early childhood education would significantly damage Australia's economy, a leading advocacy group... Thu, 5 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Mollycoddle much? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17452 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17452 Researchers want to discover if Australian parents are depriving children of a sense of responsibility by micromanaging their lives. A team of... Thu, 5 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Lukewarm reaction to disability plan http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17451 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17451 The federal opposition's $314 million policy to support students with disabilities has been met with mixed reaction. It was announced on Friday that... Thu, 5 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Tell us your policies: principals http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17114 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17114 With just weeks to go until polling day on 21 August, principals are asking each of the main political parties to set out their education policies.... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Keeping SES will cost public schools: report http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17113 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17113 Keeping the current federal funding model for schools will cause the divide between public and private institutions to widen, new research has... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Rocking the vote http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17112 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17112 They're too young to vote but that's not going to stop Australian teenagers from telling Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott and Bob Brown exactly what they... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Calls for in-school driver education http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17111 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17111 Pressure is mounting on the Victorian government to step up driver education rather than rely on punishment to cut the soaring road toll. V8 Supercar... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Computers in schools program wasteful: Hockey http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17110 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17110 Opposition economic spokesman Joe Hockey has said next year's Year 9 students won't receive free laptops if the coalition wins the election. Hockey... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT We’ll create trade cadetships: Gillard http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17026 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17026 A re-elected Labor government will introduce a new national trade cadetships program, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced. The $3 million... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT We’ll increase education tax rebate: Abbott http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17025 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17025 A coalition government will increase the education tax rebate for parents of school children, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott announced yesterday. The... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT More child mental health funding needed http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17024 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17024 A coalition of mental health advocates is calling for greater funding for services for children, as a national debate into overall support for people... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT WA’s independent public school program expands http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17023 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17023 The success of Western Australia's independent public school program has prompted calls for the initiative to be implemented across the country. On... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Teens link alcohol to physical violence http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17022 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17022 The chair of a parliamentary committee examining youth violence has defended not making a single recommendation on alcohol abuse. The committee's... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Full disclosure? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17021 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17021 Prime Minister Julia Gillard has promised to release the report into the Building the Education Revolution (BER) before election day if it is ready... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Calls for review of childcare reforms criticised http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17020 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17020 A coalition plan to review childcare reforms would see droves of childcare professionals leave the industry, a union has said. Opposition childcare... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Anger over church funding for SRE centre at public school http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16951 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16951 The NSW government has failed to protect the secular nature of public schools, according to Greens MP John Kaye. His comments follow reports the... Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Uniforms are class leveller: PM http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16950 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16950 Prime Minister Julia Gillard has revealed she is in favour of mandatory school uniforms, saying they give children a valuable sense of self and... Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Award upheld, young workers lose http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16949 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16949 Thousands of young workers will miss out on jobs after the industrial tribunal upheld an award prohibiting short shifts, according to the Australian... Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Creating a common language http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16948 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16948 Five-year-old Hal's ADHD makes it hard for him to make friends but in just seven weeks of play intervention his social skills have noticeably... Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Bullying linked to criminal behaviour http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16947 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16947 Classroom bullies can grow up to be criminals while their victims become depressed for years after their schoolyard fights, new research claims.... Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT A slippery slope? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16621 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16621 Anti-gambling advocates fear gaming venues are grooming children to gamble by providing arcade games mimicking poker machines. The so-called... Thu, 8 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Power to the people http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16620 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16620 Young people want and need better access to health services, a group of aspiring parliamentarians has heard. The 90 high school age students gathered... Thu, 8 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Protecting the most vulnerable http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16619 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16619 The federal government has released a set of new national standards aimed at better protecting the 34,000 Australian children living in foster care.... Thu, 8 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Give P21 funds to principals: Abbott http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16618 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16618 Primary school principals have cautiously welcomed a coalition plan to give them a greater say over federally funded projects. Opposition Leader Tony... Thu, 8 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Green fingers are good: research http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16371 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16371 Gardening can help boost a child's development and make them happier, UK research suggests. A study commissioned by Britain's Royal Horticultural... Thu, 1 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Resource on disasters released http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16370 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16370 School children will be better placed to understand and respond to natural disasters through a new interactive computer program. Attorney-General... Thu, 1 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Youth behind adults on climate change http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16369 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16369 Young Australians might be more likely to rank climate change as a concern, but they lag behind their parents and grandparents in taking everyday... Thu, 1 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Getting back on track http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16368 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16368 Children in out-of-home care change schools often, repeat grades, drop out early and suffer higher rates of mental and physical health problems that... Thu, 1 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Inquiry hears more BER complaints http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16367 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16367 A public school "mysteriously" received $400,000 from the NSW government after it embarked on a campaign for more classrooms, an inquiry into the... Thu, 1 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Gillard’s rise to PM is significant for education: experts http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16304 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16304 The elevation of Julia Gillard to Prime Minister this morning means a new education minister may bring about a focus on evidence-based policy and on... Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Foreign students still owed money http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16303 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16303 Overseas students affected by the closure of a Sydney flying school have been paid only $21,000 of the more than $700,000 owed to them. Aerospace... Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Future of ethics classes unsure http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16302 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16302 Proposed ethics classes in NSW are at risk after the Department of Education ruled full-time teachers cannot conduct the lessons. Full-time teachers,... Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Geography curriculum shape paper released http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16301 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16301 A paper designed to craft the first national geography curriculum has been released. The "shape paper" will guide the development of the forthcoming... Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Computer games good for kids: parents http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16300 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16300 Three-quarters of Australian parents believe video games have a positive effect on their children, claims a new survey commissioned by video game... Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Superior materials used in BER projects, inquiry told http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16299 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16299 The public servant responsible for rolling out school building upgrades across NSW has defended their cost, saying the infrastructure is good value... Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Gatekeeper & guide http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=16210 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=16210 Miffy Farquharson had a busy day yesterday.The head of the senior years' library at Mentone Grammar School in Victoria met with several teachers to... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Boom or bust? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=16209 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=16209 In the last two decades burdened by declining enrolments and negative public perception, Australia's boarding schools have undergone significant... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT The medium and the message http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=16213 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=16213 There is a popular tendency to attribute a great deal, if not most, of the ills associated with young people and social change to the pernicious... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Seizing the brightest future http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=16212 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=16212 What can be done to help students be more engaged in their learning and make consistent progress in their academic work? Latest research has shown... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT No man is an island http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=16215 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=16215 Appearing as a tiny dot in the Indian Ocean, Christmas Island is a delicate fusion of culture, language and remote geography. Located 2600km north... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Profile: Bill Louden, Deputy Chair http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=16226 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=16226 Professor Bill Louden needs little introduction to many educators across Australia. He has been actively engaged in many of the significant... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT AITSL welcomes inaugural CEO http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=16225 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=16225 AITSL Board Chair, Mr Anthony Mackay, said "This is an outstanding appointment. Margery Evans brings a wealth of experience, expertise and commitment... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT AITSL Board of Directors http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=16224 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=16224 The Board includes nominees from all jurisdictions and a range of important stakeholders including the Catholic and independent education sectors,... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT National Professional Standards for Teachers http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=16223 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=16223 The Standards are central to the reform agenda of the National Partnership on Improving Teacher Quality that was agreed by all Australian governments... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Contributing to policy debate and developments http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=16222 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=16222 ACE has recently completed a number of submissions to national consultation processes including the draft Indigenous Education Action Plan, the draft... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT A question of inclusion http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=16221 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=16221 Educational reform is going on apace in Australia at present. We have major building projects, computers in schools, the new curriculum, NAPLAN and... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Fellows 2010 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=16220 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=16220 Fellowships are awarded to educators who have been judged by their peers to have made a distinctive contribution to education in Australia.... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Where’s the evidence? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=16219 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=16219 According to the promo on its cover from the Times educational supplement, Visible Learning "reveals teaching's Holy Grail". This was a risky gambit.... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Draft K – 10 Australian curriculum trial schools share their stories http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=16218 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=16218 Staff travelled the country holding forums and visiting schools which have actively engaged in the trial process. More than 150 schools took part in... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Climate control http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=16217 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=16217 The past year has seen a gradual shift in the understanding of the value of sustainable design in Australian schools. As consultants to over 150... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Footprints in the sand http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=16216 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=16216 When Queensland's education minister Geoff Wilson opened the "green" Peregian Springs State School earlier this year he trumpeted the fact that it... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT The new imperative http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=16214 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=16214 Today's school leaders are required to deliver a new national curriculum, administer a comprehensive national testing program, respond to political... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Switching energy resources on http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=16211 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=16211 The Victorian Solar in Schools (VSiS) program has designed resources that can be used by all Australian schools to build understanding of renewable... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Tapping into tutors in the classroom http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16208 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16208 An ingenious concept that links school students with tutors online is being used by schools to address core literacy and numeracy skills. The... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Public-private argument brewing http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16207 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16207 The debate around funding of independent schools is likely to dominate during the impending review of school funding, submissions to its draft terms... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT An education on the land http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16206 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16206 Spending school holidays on her grandparents' dairy farm in country Victoria meant Amanda Newton was a city girl who knew exactly where her milk came... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Getting on the same page http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16205 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16205 Initial expert reaction to the draft senior years' national curriculum in English, maths, history and science has been mixed. But most commentators... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Concerns over Grattan Institute report http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16204 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16204 The Grattan Institute's damming report on teacher evaluation is narrowly focused, lacking in detail and should be read with caution, principals and... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT We’re not building at schools facing closure: Gillard http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16166 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16166 The federal government is not funding projects being built under the Building the Education Revolution at schools facing closure, education minister... Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Queensland and NSW deliver smart budgets http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16165 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16165 The recently released Queensland and NSW state budgets both contained big education spending. Queensland's education budget included a big boost to... Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT What tomorrow holds for Tasmania http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16164 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16164 The Tasmanian government has abandoned its controversial post Year 10 education reforms, coming to a compromise with the Greens. The Tasmania... Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Battling bullying online http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16163 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16163 A new resource that aims to help primary school students navigate the internet safely has been launched. The 'Cybersmart Hero' online program is part... Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT All Australian kids dream big http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16124 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16124 Children living in disadvantage are unaware of the harsh realities awaiting them, with a new poll showing all students share the same ambitions and... Thu, 3 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT State government under fire for information release http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16123 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16123 New figures showing Queensland students' graduation results by school will lead to better standards, not unhelpful league tables, the state's... Thu, 3 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Stick with the pen and paper: Abbott http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16122 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16122 Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has made it clear - high school students counting on a computer from the federal government won't get it if he wins... Thu, 3 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT New research to examine impact of peer rejection on kids http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16121 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16121 Australian researchers are about to begin a landmark study to determine how rejection affects children at one of the most sensitive times in their... Thu, 3 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Pressure mounts over BER rort claims http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16120 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16120 As parents rallied outside Parliament House in Canberra yesterday to protest alleged waste and mismanagement in the government's Building the... Thu, 3 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Educational goals will boost economy: Government http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16086 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16086 Australia stands to be $100 billion richer and have 500,000 more people in work each year if the government meets all its long-term educational... Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Education makes you healthy: research http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16085 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16085 Even the smallest increments in school retention can have a significant impact on the adoption of healthy behaviours in later life. That's according... Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Student sense of control linked to performance http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16084 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16084 Young people who feel they have control over their lives are more likely to do better at high school, a new study has found. Based on the educational... Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Mixed reaction to Grattan report http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16083 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16083 The government says it is working to lift the quality of teachers in schools, despite a report that gave Australia low marks for teacher development.... Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Abbott bad for trade training centres: Gillard http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16082 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16082 Almost 200 trade training centres would be at risk if Opposition Leader Tony Abbott wins the election, according to education minister Julia Gillard.... Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT NAPLAN cheat claims will be investigated http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=15997 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=15997 Queensland's education authorities have launched an investigation into claims of students cheating on national numeracy and literacy tests at two... Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Early development data released http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=15996 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=15996 Parents will now have access to data that details how young children in their community are faring in key developmental areas. The Australian Early... Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Gas heaters pose no danger to kids: Keneally http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=15995 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=15995 NSW Premier Kristina Keneally has denied that gas heaters without flues pose a health risk to children, despite the state's education department... Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Gillard slams Opposition education policy http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=15994 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=15994 Parents will be disappointed by shadow treasurer Joe Hockey's plan to shelve key government education programs, education minister Julia Gillard has... Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Government schools did well out of BER http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=15993 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=15993 A perception that public schools got greater value out of federal funding did not take into account the disrepair of many government schools, an... Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Victorian budget delivers $470 million for education http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=15871 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=15871 While the Victorian government is spruiking a $469.5 million boost to education and early childhood development in its 2010/11 budget, the education... Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT State government admits to BER complaints http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=15870 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=15870 Although the South Australian government won't detail complaints about the school stimulus program, it has admitted they do exist. The federal... Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Students lose out under new retail award http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=15869 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=15869 Two sacked Victorian high school students have appeared before the industrial tribunal to challenge an award that makes it illegal for retailers to... Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT New laws empower young victims of bullying http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=15868 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=15868 New anti-harassment laws to be introduced by the federal government will give legal protection to young victims of cyber and classroom bullying. The... Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT A greater purpose http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15805 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15805 The task for teachers is always to educate their students, not just to give them schooling. By schooling, I mean the functional apparatus of schools,... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT The loss of innocence http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15801 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15801 Frank's* childhood was brutal and unfeeling, like the military discipline that governed his family home. From a young age, his abusive army officer... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Me and my deputy http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=15806 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=15806 Canterbury Primary School in Victoria is headed by principal Anne Tonkin with associate principals Kim Dray and David Wells. It has 580 students and... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT No frontiers http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15810 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15810 Picture this. You're travelling through rural Kyrgyzstan. You've just climbed a steep mountain and come across a small remote village. The... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT The new nuts and bolts http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15807 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15807 The draft national curriculum, which is currently out for consultation, is peppered with references to technology. And that, says the Australian... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT The poor relation http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=15904 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=15904 I remember reading a newspaper article some time ago that said the adolescent brain doesn't develop into an adult brain until age 25. The article... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT At the heart of the matter http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=15903 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=15903 I get slightly tired of the rhetoric around 'education for the twenty-first century', as if the mere passing of a certain multiple of a thousand... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Seeing is believing? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=15902 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=15902 Transparency is vital to the quality of any open, democratic society, where information flows freely between the general public and governments, and... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Our School Our Future http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=15814 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=15814 Is an important element of school leadership for the longer term, according to educationists Brian Caldwell and David Loader in a new publication —... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Institute moves forward http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=15813 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=15813 The Institute will work collaboratively with government and non-government school systems, and key stakeholders including professional associations... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Australian curriculum: progress and evolution http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=15812 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=15812 Initial Advice papers are drafted based on research, consultation and advice about issues and future directions for each learning area. 'Lead... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT The NAPLAN story http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=15811 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=15811 Prior to development and implementation of NAPLAN each state and territory conducted its own regime of numeracy and literacy testing for primary and... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Hear no evil, see no evil http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15809 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15809 New research claims 65 per cent of Australian parents do not take any precautions to protect their children online. While two thirds are concerned... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT So you want a revolution? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15808 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15808 One of the major platforms the ALP took to the 2007 federal election was the digital education revolution (DER). When Labor won, overnight, the DER... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT The winner takes it all http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15804 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15804 JANE CARO Public School Advocate There is an old saying that the people most in favour of any competition are those who are most likely to win it.... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Getting real about relationships http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15803 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15803 Humans are tuned for relationships. Relationships are everything. In classrooms, positive relationships facilitate learning and collaboration.... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT A question of self perception http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15802 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15802 As a pre-service teacher, taking control of a classroom of 30 bright-eyed, vivacious young students for the very first time is often a daunting and... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Revolution has its limitations http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15800 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15800 The total number of students undertaking a VET in Schools program increased by 25 per cent in 2008. School-based apprentices and trainees increased... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT The truth behind Jimmy the lazy bones http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15799 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15799 Jimmy needs to try harder. Jimmy must make more effort. Jimmy needs to apply himself more. New research has found that attributions of laziness,... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT The baby bonus kids get an early taster of uni http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15798 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15798 They're known as the baby bonus generation or Generation Z and they will be the most formally educated generation in history. And recently Sydney... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT As good as it gets http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15797 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15797 It's often said that university days are the best of your life. Now new research appears to corroborate, showing graduates are happiest in school and... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Gonski to head funding review http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15796 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15796 It's been billed as one of the most important chapters in the history of schools funding in Australia. The government's promised review into the... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT An unholy war of words http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15795 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15795 A leading ethicist has hit back at criticism of the NSW trial into the teaching of ethics, describing the attack led by Anglican Archbishop Peter... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Separated parents left in the dark http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15794 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15794 Schools may be unwittingly breaching federal legislation by failing to effectively deal with both parents following a separation or divorce. New... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Debate over teaching of climate change hots up http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15793 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15793 Leading science educators have defended the teaching of climate change against charges of classroom indoctrination - describing it as a matter of... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Building capacity, but slowly http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15792 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15792 The government's P21 program looks set to achieve its intended outcomes, with economic indicators showing it helped reverse the decline in... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Making the grade http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15791 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15791 The draft national professional standards for teachers have been released for consultation and, much like the national curriculum, have the... Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Destined for greatness http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15919 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15919 Year 11 student Stephen Smith is not only an elite sportsman - having reached the highest level of baseball training in NSW and a top 25 national... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT A precious national resource http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=15790 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=15790 For residents of inner Sydney, barely a week passes without a dazzling and noisy fireworks display. No doubt these spectacles bring enjoyment, their... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Mind the other gaps http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=15789 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=15789 Because of the sheer significance of the issue, the Australian College of Educators has taken up the opportunity to respond to the Indigenous... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Casting a wider net http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=15788 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=15788 The recent media reports highlighting the launch of My School and the subsequent publication of league tables has prompted fresh public debate about... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Board moves forward with AITSL work http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=15768 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=15768 The Directors, led by Chair Tony Mackay, are very conscious of and committed to the importance of their roles and responsibilities in the... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Consultation underway on draft National Professional Standards for Teachers http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=15767 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=AITSL&idArticle=15767 The draft Standards set out clearly what teachers should know and be able to do across the domains of professional knowledge, professional practice... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Putting the curriculum to the test http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=15766 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=15766 This is the view of John Alston Campbell, director of teaching and learning at Canberra's St Edmund's College, one of almost 150 schools selected to... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Let the conversation begin http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=15765 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACARA&idArticle=15765 Australia's education system at the school level is high quality. When Australia moves to a national curriculum from 2011 it needs to be world class... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Lost in translation http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15758 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15758 More than half of all migrants to Australia each year are children or young people aged 18 years or under. Many of them - particularly children of... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Breaking the cycle http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15757 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15757 Over the last decade or so there has been a vast increase in literature on countering bullying in schools. A significant proportion of it has... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Ghosts from the past http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15756 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15756 There is an old Chinese proverb that says: "When planning for a year, plant corn; when planning for a decade, plant trees; when planning for life,... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT From little things big things grow http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15751 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15751 The students of Bondi Public School have just finished harvesting yet another bunch of fennel. While a group of five children collect all the... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT For love of language and literature http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15750 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15750 Experts say the new curriculum needs more clarity and caution in relation to the contextual influences on language, literature and literacy. "Many... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT A lack of chemistry http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15749 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15749 The curriculum's stated emphasis on applied learning is "rhetorical" with the lead writers choosing a "very safe and very conservative curriculum"... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT The right equation http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15748 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15748 Given the new curriculum provides for more complex maths to be learned at an earlier age, mathematicians and teachers, while endorsing the content,... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Back to the future http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15747 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15747 The new curriculum's attempt to contextualise Australian history by locating it in the wider context of world events has been welcomed by historians... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Uneasy bedfellows http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15743 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15743 Further, this interference ensures education policy is based on anticipated public popularity rather than sound empirical research. Renowned... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Tests for teachers unnecessary: experts http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15742 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15742 New legislation will force early childhood and primary school teachers to take exams through registration body, the Queensland College of Teachers,... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Teachers in the dark on climate change http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15741 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15741 In a survey study of 107 final year pre-service teachers attending a regional Queensland university, teachers fared as poorly as Year 10 students in... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Good teaching key to improving results http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15740 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15740 Further, evidence from a major education review has found that England's drive to raise standards has had mixed results, with positive gains coming... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT The challenge of change http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15739 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15739 For several states the curriculum provides for more complex maths to be learned at an earlier age. While endorsing the content, mathematicians and... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Where old world meets new http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15927 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15927 Australia established its international reputation as a pioneer of distance education in 1951, when the Alice Springs School of the Air began... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Australian education reform http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=15925 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=15925 Current education policy (National Curriculum Board, 2009) appeals to the needs of the economy to justify and drive initiatives and funding to... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT It’s time to refocus on the purposes of education http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=15924 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=15924 These 'reforms' invariably focus on single issues - pedagogy, organisational structures and processes, curriculum, teacher professional development,... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Voice of the Profession http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=15923 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACE&idArticle=15923 We want our profession to be among those recognised by the community, including governments, for their expertise and capacity to contribute to public... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Where old world meets new http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15922 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15922 Australia established its international reputation as a pioneer of distance education in 1951, when the Alice Springs School of the Air began... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT On a journey to learning http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15761 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15761 Melanie Dunkley has long lived with the privilege and burden of being a dual citizen and globetrotter. Having studied German at high school, Dunkley... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Guiding the gifted http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=15760 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=15760 Gifted education, and the role of a "thinking curriculum", is the focus that drives Toni Meath in both her professional role and her postgraduate... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Talking in tongues http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=15759 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=15759 For the past three years Jesús Bergas Paz has been implementing the first Spanish immersion program in Australia - at Indooroopilly State High... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT An education for life http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15754 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15754 It's a curious fact, but along with incisive minds greedy for knowledge, academically gifted children have recently been found to hunger for and... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Gillard’s holy grail http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15753 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15753 One might have thought that when the My School website became a reality on 28 January, the debate over school transparency and performance reporting... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Down but not out http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15752 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15752 Brendan* was just about to start high school when he became ill. Before the onset of his illness he was academically capable and socially competent.... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT The highs and lows of drug education http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15746 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15746 The findings are from the first qualitative analysis of the Life Education program, a drug education program which is now a core part of primary and... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Bullying not on rise: Rigby http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15745 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15745 Dr Ken Rigby, Australia's leading bullying expert, said there was no evidence to back up the claim. "In fact, there is reasonably good evidence to... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Too much of a good thing counters benefits http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15744 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15744 However, working families who access longer hours of care and combine multiple preschool and informal care arrangements, may be doing more harm than... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Scholarships are arriving now http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Careers&idArticle=15933 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Careers&idArticle=15933 Scholarships are not only for uni study. Scholarships offered by all types of organisations are for study at TAFEs and private providers and... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT The Magical Kingdom of TAFEs http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Careers&idArticle=15932 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Careers&idArticle=15932 TAFEs are all about inclusion not exclusion. That doesn't mean they will let anyone study any course. But it does mean they will help open doors for... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT The great art of teaching http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Careers&idArticle=15931 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Careers&idArticle=15931 And, yes, bad teachers can make a lasting impression too. So be a good teacher! What about the cash? Wages are getting better and better for... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Distance education is great because … http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Careers&idArticle=15930 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Careers&idArticle=15930 • You can get support online or by phone from your course coordinator - just like having a personal tutor. • You can fit your learning in around... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Big and growing http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Careers&idArticle=15929 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Careers&idArticle=15929 Growing plants and animals for food and fibre is a both ancient and cutting edge. There is no other industry with such opportunities and... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT A caring career http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Careers&idArticle=15928 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Careers&idArticle=15928 Midwives - they're never middle of the road A midwife guides a woman and her partner through pregnancy, childbirth and the early days as a parent.... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Not just fun and games http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15921 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15921 Australia can now claim top spot on the world obesity ladder. Young people are spending less time playing sport, street games and physically active... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sport smart http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15920 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15920 Thousands of children have recently returned to the classroom. But how much sports they do - or should be doing - during their school day remains a... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Real experience in an unreal world http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15910 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15910 Alert to the opportunities offered by virtual environments, education has been one of the fastest sectors to embrace the concept, with hundreds of... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Technologies to watch out for http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15909 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15909 Since 2002, a US group called the New Media Consortium has published its predictions for the most significant emerging technologies likely to have an... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Embrace the revolution http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15908 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15908 Traditional approaches to teaching practice remain largely unchanged, with a new report claiming just a third of teachers use technology effectively... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Put to the test http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15907 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15907 Within the first few days of being issued with governmentsponsored laptops, NSW schoolchildren were muttering darkly about the fact that while... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Web of intrigue http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15906 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15906 He has been working to develop the literacies, core skills and strategies needed to deal with the internet, network media and network communications.... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Pathways, policy and ICTs http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15905 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15905 I recently came across an extraordinary finding - there already exists a cross-sectoral committee that includes the schools, VET and higher education... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Learning at the chalkface http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15785 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15785 For some time there has been concern about the quality of teacher education courses," says Professor Louise Watson of the University of Canberra.... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Middle of the road http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15784 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15784 This year, the newly constructed Darwin Middle School is welcoming its very first intake into Year 9, with Years 7 and 8 students having begun at the... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Getting out and about http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15774 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15774 Year 9 can be a tough time. Teenage hormones have kicked in, interest in school can diminish with a growing social life and academic achievement... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT A thirst for knowledge http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=15773 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=15773 A desire to share the theory behind Montessori schooling with fellow teachers and to promote the unique education method is what drove Steven Arnold... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT One for everybody in the audience? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15772 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15772 Australian high schools are rolling out wave after wave of new technology as the government's digital education revolution advances. And each state... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Look out for the tip of the iceberg http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15771 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15771 Education stakeholder groups periodically call for more special education funding by citing large increases in the number of "integrated" students... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT On borrowed time http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15770 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15770 With recent policy shifts towards social inclusion, school suspension and other exclusionary practices are outdated and seen as potentially harmful.... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Making the grade http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15769 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15769 They're back. Professional standards for teachers - both their development and implementation - have re-emerged as a major priority for governments... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Beyond the classroom http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15731 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15731 The lack of a common definition of outdoor education is both a strength and a weakness. A strength because it can be adapted to almost any learning... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT The big brain gain http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15730 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15730 The Visiting International Faculty (VIF) program, the US's largest cultural exchange program for teachers, has been placing Australian teachers in... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Around the world http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15729 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15729 Letter from Tanzania Yes, they speak Swahili here and I am trying too. English is very much a second language and is only taught at high school. So,... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT The architecture of learning http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15728 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15728 The virtual world is not only shaping how students interact with each other online, it can also provide an effective model for the physical design of... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Help is at hand http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=15727 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=15727 Concern over unacceptably high PhD and masters non-completion rates and long completion times has led Innovative Research Universities Australia... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT One world, one school http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=15726 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=15726 Leanne Cause may be the mother of five young children, but you won't find her reading women's magazines or their articles on cooking and homemaking.... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Three sectors collaborate to meet industry needs http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15725 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15725 Addressing skill shortages, tackling poor university retention rates and creating viable pathways between school, TAFE and university all come... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Stepping up http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15724 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15724 Deadlines are a necessary evil: without them work doesn't get done, assignments aren't finished - and nobody would know which train to catch. Of... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Worsening VET results prompt call for equity rethink http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15723 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15723 Vocational education and training (VET) outcomes deteriorated significantly through the middle half of this decade, throwing doubt on the sector's... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT What next? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15722 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15722 It wasn't just baby boomers with their eyes on their super that felt the pain of the economic downturn in Australia. Research recently published by... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Learning in the 21st century http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15721 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15721 There were 169 applications for the 30 places which will be offered to the first intake of students to NSW's virtual selective high school class... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT The new wave http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15720 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15720 Most Year 12 students were born a year after the world wide web debuted; Year 6 kids are as old as Google; and if the iPod were in school it would be... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Laptop-led revolution http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15719 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15719 The One Laptop Per Child project has Australia's remote population in its sights.The international not-for-profit is planning to seed demand from... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Keen for green http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15718 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15718 Some 295,000 personal computers will be bought through the National Secondary School Computer Fund - a key plank of the government's $2.2 billion... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Building a bubble http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15717 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15717 Six months ago, Hallam Senior College in Victoria was struck by a computer virus which found its way into the school network on a USB stick. A... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT The silver lining http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15716 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=15716 Australian schools need to quickly get to grips with mobile internet devices and cloud computing. The 2009 Australia New Zealand edition of the... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT The power of your peers http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=15715 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=15715 Bringing principals from small rural schools together to collaborate and share resources is the aim of a three year research project taking place in... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Power to the principal http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=15714 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=15714 Cathy Wever reports. Successful organisations have capable, confident, skilled leaders. Schools are no exception. To effectively run a school the... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Training for the top spot http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=15713 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=15713 Cathy Wever reports. As the foundation principal of a fledgling institution Kerrie Heenan decided to take advantage of the Victorian education... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Making this a year of change http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15712 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15712 When I was given the honour of being named Australian of the Year for 2009, I said I wanted to talk about the protection of the rights and human... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT The toxic power of labels http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15711 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15711 Jane Caro's article (ER, February 2009) on the downside of gifted and talented or selective schooling, as evidenced by her daughter's experiences,... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Agitation Nation http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15710 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15710 Professor Jack Keating presents a visionary national reform agenda for Australian schooling. It is time for the community to adopt the language of... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Avoiding the crisis http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15709 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15709 Areas of public policy tend to have their periods of dynamism and stability. Institutional obsolescence, internal and external shock, and political... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT A time for transerancy http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15708 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15708 In October last year, a survey of almost 2000 parents overwhelmingly called for information about individual schools to be made available to the... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT The numbers never lie? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15707 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15707 Over a one-week period each school year, over a million Australian students in Years 3 to 9 complete between two to three hours of tests. The first... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT East of Eden http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15706 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15706 Kevin Rudd knows a lot about Asia, and especially China. That makes him unusual in this country. Despite decades of educational effort, young... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Raising the bar? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15705 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15705 In September, education minister Julie Gillard proposed the establishment of a National Teachers Institute that will create a set of standards and... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Seeing through transparency http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15704 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=15704 Margaret Wu Reports. Education minister Julia Gillard says the proposed publication of school results on the National Assessment Program Literacy and... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT The gift of giving http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15703 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15703 Amid Australia's worst ever peacetime disaster last month, organisations across the nation rallied to fundraise and support the victims of Victorian... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Counting on business http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15702 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15702 Darragh O Keeffe reports. It's a case of life imitating art. In an episode of the popular cartoon series, The Simpsons, a premonition shows the... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Life at the chalkface http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15701 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15701 Australian teachers want professional learning opportunities in the same three areas as their international counterparts: students with special... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT There’s no place like home? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15700 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15700 In their family home in suburban Sydney, Lindy Hadges and her children have just finished discussing Uncle Tom's Cabin. It's a novel they have all... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Opening the door http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15699 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15699 Just six years from now, the Victorian higher education system could look very different. Along with a mix of comprehensive and dual sector... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Much ado about nothing http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15698 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=15698 The government is enthralled by New York's school report cards but overlooked its charter schools model which has helped disadvantaged students... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT The retention focused manager – are you one? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=15787 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=15787 Attracting and keeping good people in education is an ever increasing challenge - keeping and retaining the right people in rural and remote... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT Show me the child http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15786 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=15786 It's been hailed as the "best ever" longitudinal study and in its 35 years of existence, New Zealand's Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT Revisiting VET in schools http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15776 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15776 Attempts to attract school students to some form of vocational learning have been around at least since the late 1970s, when schools often developed,... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT The science of attraction http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15775 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15775 The closure of a local school is always an emotive issue. But when Macquarie Boys' Technology High School in Sydney's Parramatta closes its doors at... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT The power of the play http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15738 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15738 According to the Australia Council for the Arts, more people attend theatre performances in schools than other performances. It's understandable... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT The sky’s the limit http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15737 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15737 Ten or 15 years ago, a visit to Canberra to see Parliament House and its surrounding attractions was as far as many schools got with their students... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT Green from the ground up http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15736 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15736 As a community, Australians are enthusiastically embracing more environmentally friendly lifestyles. Our sustainable approach is certainly reflected... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT New designs for learning http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15735 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Topics&idArticle=15735 Australia's education facilities are experiencing rapid change and reform in their technology, learning structures and learning environments. This... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT When teacher becomes student http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=15734 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Postgraduate&idArticle=15734 Teachers are, by virtue of their chosen profession, interested in and excited by learning. It comes as no surprise then that many teachers elect to... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT Womens leadership liberation? http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=15733 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=15733 It may be time to burn the bras again. No matter what set of figures you look at, women are massively underrepresented among educational leaders.... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT Redefining roles http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=15732 http://www.educationreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Leadership&idArticle=15732 Financial management. Human resources. Operations. Logistics. Stakeholder relations. Counselling. Planning. Communications. Marketing.... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT