Education Minister Simon Birmingham has today launched a scathing attack on Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and the state's education minister, Kate Jones, accusing them of buck passing, lying and not taking responsibility for the performance of public school teachers. "Queensland state ...
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Guide to help teachers prevent gender-based violence
A new curriculum resource has been released to help high school teachers learn how to prevent gender-based violence. Connect with Respect: Preventing gender-based violence in schools, authored by University of Melbourne education experts – and supported by various United Nations agencies ...
More »Teachers support Vic recommendations on family violence
The Australian Education Union has said schools have a role to play in addressing the scourge of family violence. The organisation representing teachers made this statement to coincide with the Victorian state Royal Commission into Family Violence handing down its ...
More »Code Club Australia races to milestone 500th class
The national movement to improve STEM education has pushed the not-for-profit Code Club Australia to the opening of its 500th class. That marks 200 classes since the end of last year. The milestone class happened this month at Sydney’s Glebe Library. The Code Club gives ...
More »Inside the future of school textbook publishing
Dr Jan Zwar is an adjunct professor at Macquarie University and the author of a recent study into Australia's publishing industry, including the all-important primary and secondary school textbook market. Education Review recently spoke with Zwar to discuss changes in the market and what’s ...
More »Ignoring achievement gap ‘economically dumb’
Failing to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students is “economically dumb”, the Grattan Institute has warned politicians. Peter Goss, the think tank’s school education program director, made the comments to Education Review as a warning against the ...
More »Victoria’s most creative wanted for virtual reality Hothouse
Victorian high school students with an inclination towards the creative and visual arts are being encouraged to apply for one of 10 action-packed mentoring experiences curated by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI). Called a Hothouse, this talent incubator ...
More »MOOC to help teachers keep tempo as music evolves
In the '60s, it was rock ‘n’ roll that got the kids’ ears ticking. In the '70s and '80s, hip-hop, disco and heavy metal had their glory days. Now, the compendium of emerging electronic genres is just one of the many beats of ...
More »Teens want more and better sex ed: research
Sex education is an awkward conversation that more teens want to have in school, research has identified. The Deakin University and University of South Australia researchers behind It’s not all about sex: Young people’s views about sexuality and relationship education surveyed ...
More »Safe Schools to stay in high schools only, scaled down
The Safe Schools Coalition (Safe Schools) will be limited to high schools, all links within resources must be to government-funded agencies, there should be more information available for parents and some lessons will be altered to become more age appropriate. These ...
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