School excursions and incursions aren’t new, but they are wide-ranging and ever-changing. Learn from the experts about the challenges these learning experiences bring and what makes them worth the effort. “If you ask a lot of people as adults what ...
More »Program for teachers to buy home with 10% deposit, lenders mortgage insurance waived
A scheme by broking company Portfolio Brokers enables anyone who works in the education sector to apply for a home loan with a 10 per cent deposit and avoid lenders mortgage insurance (LMI). LMI is usually applied to home loans ...
More »Teachers to rally outside Jason Clare’s office to demand funding
The NSW Teacher's Federation (NSWTF) and its members will rally outside Education Minister Jason Clare's office in Bankstown on Thursday afternoon to demand the Commonwealth lift its funding offer for NSW schools. A letter jointly addressed to the Western Sydney ...
More »3G shutdown leaves remote students unable to attend school
Telstra has admitted its 3G network shutdown will mean some families living in rural and remote Australia will be unable to call triple-0 or access online healthcare or education services unless they update their devices. Australia'a biggest two Telco companies, ...
More »The federal government has only ‘noted’ a call to end special schools. What does this mean for students with disabilities?
We have just received the long-awaited response from the Australian government to the disability royal commission’s final report. One of the most controversial aspects of the final report was a split between the commissioners on the issue of school segregation ...
More »11 Territory teaching students receive $40,000 scholarships
The first 11 of almost 1000 teaching students to receive up to $40,000 each to support them in studying teaching at university have been announced. The Albanese government's $160m Commonwealth Teaching Scholarships Program is slowly revealing its first round of ...
More »Experts analyse NSW curriculum changes, call for professional development
Education academics have shared their analysis of the new NSW HSIE and Science and Technology syllabuses, stating the new content will be successfully integrated into schools with the right teacher development. The curriculum changes, which the that the Minns government ...
More »Newington’s anti-co-education alumni fail in election bid
A campaign by an anti-co-education group of alumni to take over the Newington College ‘old boys’ executive, and prove its former students are mostly against the co-ed move, has failed. The Old Newingtonians’ Union (ONU) is divided into two warring old boys ...
More »Terms of Clare’s funding deal released, union unhappy about funding battle
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has imposed a two-month deadline to sign up on the states who have not accepted his $16bn school funding deal, leaving the Australian Education Union (AEU) concerned governments are putting politics before the needs of ...
More »Rural and remote parents call on airlines for support to get to and from school
Voices advocating for students from rural and remote areas of Australia are calling for more support from airlines whose services those students and parents depend on to get to and from boarding school, often the only secondary schooling option available ...
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