More than 4000 NSW teachers who left the classroom to take administrative roles such as assistant and deputy principal will have to return to the classroom. In one of the Minns government’s most significant school overhauls, the Coalition's Local Schools, ...
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A new report says current school-improvement models aren't capable of tackling the immense challenges our education system is currently facing; including increasing teacher recruitment and retention, and improving student learning. A "goldilocks" solution – stemming not from a single, isolated ...
More »Education sector to see oversupply of jobs, starting to ‘get some teeth’
Population growth and workforce turnover will see an education sector with too many jobs and not enough graduates. That’s according to Griffith University’s Professor Donna Pendergast, speaking on the back of research that revealed the fields of education most at ...
More »Workers of tomorrow: the industries looking for new blood
What jobs will be on offer to students graduating high school this year? That’s the question IBISWorld hoped to help answer through a new release on the industries set to add the most new jobs to the Australian economy. The ...
More »Social media: realm of the young
Schools need to be on it to stay contemporary, so they must learn to manage the risks. By Erin Mayo. Social media. Like it or not, today’s students are more likely to have their heads buried in their Facebook page ...
More »Health shouldn’t be an exclusive club
Placing health and PE within education faculties sends a message that physical fitness is for all. By Tim Lynch. Is health a club? There are many sporting or physical activity clubs people can join to be amongst others with similar ...
More »Preaching the good words
Lyn Stone believes everyone is born a linguist. She tells Antonia Maiolo how she makes the mysteries of the English language clear to teachers and students. Melbourne linguistic specialist Lyn Stone recently launched Spelling for Life – a handbook for ...
More »It’s not the end of days
Teachers can help students cope with the stress of end-of-school exams. By Antonia Maiolo. As high school students around Australia sit their finals, Virginia Williams, youth psychologist and honorary fellow at the school of psychology at the University of ...
More »Creating workforce ready students
Trade training centres are bridging the gap between secondary education and job readiness. The ever-changing educational landscape has seen the demise of traditional technical secondary schools. While TAFE Institutes have to date taken on the majority of apprentice training needs, ...
More »Push to develop an ‘Asia capable’ workforce
Teachers, parents and students are being encouraged to engage with countries to our north, reports Amie Larter
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