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The Attorney-General has moved to set up a National Children's Commissioner who will ensure there is an independent, child-focused voice to advocate for children and young people at the national level. "We want to give kids the best start in ...

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has brushed off concerns that some schools will suffer under new disability funding arrangements, saying "the new system reflects the realities in schools today". The state opposition says government plans to overhaul the way funds are ...

The federal government has succeeded in fast-tracking legislation that will see more than one million families with school children receive a cash bonus next month. Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Treasurer Wayne Swan last week talked up the Schoolkids Bonus, ...

A stop work meeting by NSW teachers planned for tomorrow morning will go ahead, the teachers federation says. The federation said its executive met yesterday morning after the NSW Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) ordered the union to consider rescheduling its strike action until after school. ...

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the Victorian government is walking away from investment in education with cutbacks to the state's TAFE sector. Gillard was addressing a public forum at a community cabinet meeting in Berwick, in the Victorian marginal seat of La Trobe. Gillard ...

Schools have six weeks left to lodge their applications for this year’s NAB Schools First awards program. A total of $3.05 million for 130 schools is on offer with up to $200,000 available for the national winner. NAB Schools First ...

Teachers who take jobs in subjects or schools that are hard to staff should be paid more, the Productivity Commission has recommended. There also should be a clear performance-based career progression to reward quality teachers. In its report on Australia's schools workforce, released ...

Andrew Barr, national chair of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia, welcomed the $54 million science and maths package. “AHISA has advocated for governments to directly support innovation in classroom practice,’ said Barr, who is also principal ...

Payments under the proposed Reward for School Improvement program are to be reduced from $75,000 to $50,000 for primary schools and from $100,000 to $75,000 for secondary schools, the budget papers show. This provides a saving of $37.5 million over ...

Researchers of a longitudinal study looking at the effectiveness of teacher training are calling for invited participants to respond to survey. The deadline has been extended to Monday, May 14 for the Deakin University-led project titled Studying the Effectiveness of ...