A major redesign of the NSW curriculum intends to channel more students into advanced and extension HSC mathematics courses. A single ‘core’ unit will replace the decade-old three-tiered course structure in years nine and 10. The new structure aims to ...
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Teacher’s accreditation rethought to lessen admin burden
NSW teachers will no longer need their accreditation signed off by their school principal under a new policy of the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) that comes into effect from November 1. Teachers will still need to complete the existing ...
More »“The evidence is sketchy”: WA Education Minister on unconditional offers
Western Australia's Minister for Education Tony Buti has made it clear to universities he does not appreciate their lack of transparency in handing out unconditional early entry offers to secondary students. The minister expressed his skepticism in parliament on August ...
More »Will free teaching degrees fix the teacher shortage? It’s more complicated than that
Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has opened a new front in the national campaign to attract and retain teachers. Amid ongoing teacher shortages, Victoria will offer fee-free education for high school teaching degrees from next year. This is similar to the ...
More »Queensland tradies and teachers encouraged to join forces
Queensland Education Minister Grace Grace announced a $10 million expansion to the Trade to Teach internship program on Tuesday - a pathway that allows tradies to put down the tools and teach their skills. The new $20 million scheme is ...
More »Single-sex schools achieve higher NAPLAN marks than co-ed peers
Single-sex classes performed better in NAPLAN tests than their co-ed peers, a Catholic Schools NSW analysis of 2019-2022 data found. Both reading and numeracy tests saw all students who attend single-sex schools achieve better results than students at co-ed schools. ...
More »SA teachers may walk off again
South Australian teachers could walk off the job again as early as next week, the state’s education union has warned. Some 170 schools closed on Friday as thousands of teachers waged industrial action over their pay demands. In a branch council meeting held ...
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The Albanese government is under fire about why they have dashed the hopes of a desperately needed Aboriginal school in Alice Springs. The criticism comes a month after plans for two other boarding schools in East Arnhem Land in central ...
More »Major overhaul to SA early childhood education sector
An ambitious overhaul to South Australia’s early childhood education and care sectors has been launched following the sweeping recommendations from the Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care. Commissioner Julia Gillard handed down her 43 recommendations to overhaul the ...
More »Not kidding: School’s out for SA educators
Teachers are telling the state government to “show us the money”, with a list of demands including pay rises of up to 25 per cent over three years, more than $1bn in extra classroom support and a 20 per cent reduction in ...
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