The federal minister for Education, Alan Tudge, has painted Australian education as a system in serious decline in a speech to the conservative think tank, the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS). Tudge tore into the current crop of teachers, telling ...
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All school children need access to a digital device, now: expert
Across the country, states and schools are in varying degrees of lockdown learning and as we are well into this second wave, what are the lessons we have learnt from Home-learning 2.0? For starters, many parents still feel underprepared and ...
More »The history wars are back: experts react to federal Education Minister
Education Minister Alan Tudge has opened a sore in the education system with his comments about the draft national curriculum and what he sees as a curriculum that "paints an overly negative view of Australia". In an interview with Triple ...
More »ACARA CEO argues 2021’s NAPLAN was one of ‘the most important’
Students and teachers are enduring some of the most significant disruptions to schooling in our history. So, it is welcome news that the NAPLAN 2021 summary results reveal the global COVID pandemic has had no significant impact on our children’s ...
More »No more delays: Catholic Schools NSW boss calls for HSC timetable release
The various representatives of Catholic schools around Sydney and NSW have been front and centre during continued arguments about returning to face-to-face learning, teacher vaccinations and the HSC. Earlier this year, Sydney Catholic Schools executive director Tony Farley called for ...
More »‘The future will be dire’: NSW Teachers Federation President Angelo Gavrielatos speaks to Education Review
The emergence of the COVID-19 Delta variant has brought the pandemic back to our front door and thrown the lives of many Australians into chaos. This has been exemplified by the education sector, with both teachers and students, particularly in ...
More »Should this year’s HSC be scrapped in NSW?
With the announcement that the NSW lockdown has been extended for four more weeks and continually rising COVID-19 cases in the greater Sydney area, this years' HSC has been thrown further into chaos. Alongside the lockdown announcement, Premier Gladys Berejiklian ...
More »Teachers warn science education must change to meet challenges of the future: OUP report
Only 31 per cent of teachers surveyed for Oxford University Press’ (OUP) The Evolution of Science Education Report believe science education in their countries is preparing children for the challenges of the future. In contrast, fewer than half (46 per ...
More »NSW treasurer announces $196m to ‘supercharge’ curriculum overhaul
Students in New South Wales will have their subjects overhauled for the first time in 30 years under a $196 million plan announced by the state government. The cash injection will be spread over four years to update and streamline ...
More »More stress, unclear gains: are selective schools really worth it?
Thousands of primary and secondary students in Sydney and Melbourne are preparing for selective entrance exams. If successful, students will gain entry into a selective secondary school, with other high-achievers, or an “opportunity class”, which is an academic stream for years 5 and ...
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