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  The revitalisation of an old school in an inner-city suburb of Brisbane has enhanced teaching and learning and won recognition in the wider community. By Antonia Maiolo John Robertson’s dream of turning his school into a brighter and more ...

Educators discuss how to get more emphasis on Asia into the Australian curriculum. By Aileen Macalintal. Researches look more at how to make Australians more ‘Asia literate’. Australia’s interest in Asia did not come overnight. In fact, says a scholar, ...

  Streamlined dismissal plan, additional support highlight reforms. By Aileen Macalintal. If a government school teacher in NSW fails to meet standards three times, a principal may initiate action that could lead to dismissal under a new policy. The new ...

Newly elected government pledged continued support during campaign. By Antonia Maiolo The Teach for Australia program appears set to continue, as both Labor and the Coalition have pledged support for the scheme, which fast tracks non-teaching graduates into teaching jobs. ...

These popular software products help teachers keep track of student behaviour. By Cathy Wever. Behaviour management. It’s the perennial classroom issue and as relevant as ever – perhaps even more so – now that computers and online learning are part ...

Pyne rejects claim Abbott would match only one-third of Labor’s education budget. By Aileen Macalintal. The Australian Education Union has said the Coalition would match only one-third of Labor’s school funding pledge; shadow minister for education Christopher Pyne has said ...

The Australian Greens have pledged to deliver funding for 2235 new teachers in disadvantaged government schools as part of a $1 billion scheme to relieve the pressure on teachers and schools and lift Australian educational achievement. Greens leader Senator Christine ...

Abbott pledges to match Labor dollar-for-dollar in funding. By Dallas Bastian. The Coalition will match Labor’s funding for Australian schools over the next four years, Opposition leader Tony Abbott and shadow education minister Christopher Pyne pledged in a policy outline. ...

Internet-based program designed to help meet expected high demand. By Dallas Bastian. Students will be able to study online for a bachelor of education (primary) through Swinburne Online’s new course. With many teachers in the workforce nearing retirement, a high ...

A comprehensive new study has shown a slip in the performance levels of Australian high school students as compared to the rest of the world, reinforcing doubts that we will achieve the federal government’s goal of reaching the top five ...