School teachers will be armed with the latest research about how to help their students learn under a federal Labor government. Opposition education spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek announced today that Labor will set up an Evidence Institute for Schools at a ...
More »NSW maths teacher in the running to be named best in the world
NSW teacher Eddie Woo is in the running to be named the best teacher in the world, and will hold the lone torch for Australia in the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2018. The Cherrybrook Technology High School teacher was selected ...
More »Independent boarding schools at risk of extinction
Unless urgent changes are made to the structure and level of ABSTUDY funding, independent boarding schools – particularly for Indigenous students – may become a thing of the past, ISCA warns. A review of ABSTUDY commissioned by ISCA revealed that ...
More »Teachers selected to tour Western Front
Three NSW teachers will follow the footsteps of the Anzacs across Europe after they were awarded scholarships to tour the Western Front. The winners of the Premier’s Anzac Memorial Scholarship will take part in a 13-day-tour of historic battlefields alongside ...
More »Review could help tradies become teachers
The federal government has launched a national review of teacher registration to improve consistency and teacher quality across the country. Minister for education and training Simon Birmingham said the National Review of Teacher Registration had been endorsed by all states ...
More »New laws punish sexual misconduct in schools
The NSW government has today introduced harsher penalties for any teacher found to have a sexual relationship with a student. The Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 will close existing loopholes and expand sex offence penalties to include teachers who do ...
More »The case for a review of NAPLAN
After a successful campaign to scrap the compulsory rollout of NAPLAN online testing in Queensland, experts are asking the inevitable question: is NAPLAN testing still worthwhile? University of the Sunshine Coast's associate Professor Michael Nagel specialises in research on childhood ...
More »CSIRO teaches Melbourne girls cybersecurity
As part of Safer Internet Day today, the CSIRO is bringing cybersecurity sessions, real-world STEM skills and the latest research into Melbourne Girls College. CSIRO STEM professionals will be at the school to discuss the changes moulding the new data-driven ...
More »Principal Certification Advisory Board appointed
Principals Australia Institute has filled the seats of its Principal Certification Advisory Board which will monitor the implementation of principal certifications. Members joining the board include Rob Nairn, Michael Battenally, Anne Ford, Chris Presland and Robyn Thorpe, under the leadership of ...
More »Most young Australians enrolled in education and training
Figures released today reveal that more than 80 per cent of young Australians were enrolled in some form of education or training at the end of 2016. Commissioned by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), the Young People ...
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