Indigenous education and teacher workforce reforms were headline priorities funnelled into this year’s federal budget. This week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down Labor’s second federal spend. The government announced it will allocate $28b to Australian ...
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Ministers pledge to fund NSW public schools at 100 per cent
Education ministers in NSW have committed to giving public schools 100 per cent of the minimum funding required to meet students' educational needs. On Friday, Federal Education Minister Jason Clare and NSW Education Minister Prue Car signed an agreement at ...
More »NSW curriculum rollout paused
Teachers will have more time to plan syllabuses in NSW after the government announced it will delay the delivery timeline for curriculum reform. Minister for Education and Early Learning Prue Car announced at a Sydney teachers’ conference that the syllabus ...
More »Thousands of schools to receive infrastructure funding
The Albanese government has announced it will fund upgrades to over one thousand schools as part of a $250 million plan to improve school infrastructure. On Thursday, Education Minister Jason Clare announced that 1300 schools would benefit from $32 million ...
More »‘A good start’: more permanent jobs for NSW teachers
The NSW government will move on its promise to make 10,000 temporary teachers permanent, with a plan to roll out 1400 permanent contracts to public school teachers. On Wednesday the government said it will begin reaching out to 250 public ...
More »Major $2.5M donation to fund literacy clinics in Victoria
An Australian university’s push to overhaul literacy education has attracted a sizable donation to support evidence-based learning in rural and regional areas. The Bertalli Foundation donated $2.5 million over five years to La Trobe University to help establish literacy clinics ...
More »Nationwide ban on vapes announced
Recreational vaping will be banned nationwide under new reforms introduced by the Health Minister in a bid to tackle youth vaping. On Tuesday health minister Mark Butler announced the upcoming federal budget would include $737 million to fund major actions ...
More »Clare announces ministerial reference group
Major education union leaders and academics will form a ministerial reference group tasked with informing the federal government's overhaul of the nation's school funding system. Last month, Jason Clare established an expert panel led by former public service chief Dr ...
More »Govt introduce new resources to manage students’ behaviour
The federal government has rolled out a new program to manage students' disruptive behaviours in the classroom. The $3.5 million Engaged Classrooms initiative launched today in partnership with the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) will develop a range of professional ...
More »Sniffer dogs can help detect Covid in schools, according to US study
A US-based study has found that sniffer dogs can be effective in detecting symptoms of Covid-19 in schools. The California Department of Public health partnered with Early Alert Canines to train medical alert dogs to sniff out volatile organic compounds ...
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