The two major parties have begun outlining their education policies for the September election, with frustratingly few details. by Fran Molloy In the lead-up to the federal election in September, education policy will be under the collective microscope – ...

  Education ministers have agreed to publish Year 12 study scores that show entrants into initial teacher education programs have the necessary literacy and numeracy skills to succeed in their career. This followed the ministers decision in 2011, that entrants ...

The Queensland Government announced an independent review of senior assessment and tertiary entrance processes is underway, to provide school leavers receive with fair and comprehensive recognition of their academic achievements. Minister for education, training and employment John-Paul Langbroek said the ...

The features and issues in school playgrounds have been examined in world-first research by RMIT University. Dr Barbara Chancellor, a senior lecturer in the School of Education, surveyed 350 government primary schools in Victoria. The research, published in the July ...

  Catholic schools have agreed with the federal government on a funding plan that will benefit 82,000 students across Sydney. The federal government’s new ‘Better Schools’ funding plan has been welcomed as “a positive outcome” said Dr Dan White, executive ...

Should social networking sites be used in the classroom? By Michael Henderson and Glenn Auld Social networking sites such as Facebook are increasingly being used in classroom contexts (physical and virtual). However the uptake has been comparatively slow since, unlike ...

  Teaching is a profession dominated by women, but South Australia’s biggest university is trying to redress the balance. By Aileen Macalintal The University of South Australia (UniSA) has employed a range of strategies to attract male students into its ...

  You don’t have to be tech-savvy to introduce online learning to students – often, it’s just about being the facilitator of change. By Fran Molloy As schools embrace computers and digital learning, there are more expectations that teachers will ...

Aussie school kids are very switched on when it comes to energy awareness, and a new competition is generating innovative ideas for the future of electricity.  “What is your future energy invention and how is it powered?” That’s the question ...

A recent survey has shown that independent schools are embracing new technologies such as cloud computing and mobile devices, yet are failing to pass the test on budget allocations and data security A survey has found that 57 per cent ...