Schools play a role in impacting tertiary entrance rankings and university enrolment. By Tom Karmel In a climate where tertiary education is becoming increasingly important, it is almost inarguable that it’s the school’s responsibility to ensure a large percentage ...

  A free online education platform is opening up training and development courses to teachers Australia-wide, giving them flexibility to engage in further study while working. By Antonia Maiolo With the demand for online higher education at record highs, Open ...

  A plan to make Victorian teachers pay for work laptops out of their own pockets has gone to the federal court. By Aileen Macalintal The Australian Education Union is suing Victoria’s education department over the program “Notebooks for Teachers ...

  The third annual EDUtech 2013 brought together industry educators from across the country and the world, to scope out opportunities in future learning. By Lara Caughey Thousands attended EduTECH 2013 at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, to explore how ...

An online learning program designed for pre-service teachers is giving them the support they need, and putting them in touch with other educators.     A free online teacher professional learning program has been released to assist teachers and schools in ...

  There’s too much emphasis on test results to determine a child’s progress, but teachers are far more capable of making the call, says Tina Tower. Being accountable to parents and the education system through the My Schools website has ...

  No school in Queensland will be closed without consultation with school communities, said the government. By Aileen Macalintal Queensland’s minister for Education, Training and Employment John-Paul Langbroek said government will decide upon the closure of nine schools only after ...

The Association of Independent Schools in NSW has welcomed a $5 billion increase in funding to all schools in NSW over the next six years. Representatives from the AISNSW have met with officials from NSW and Australian government to discuss ...

We’re chauffeuring a generation of children into an early grave with a morbid fear of bicycles. By Steve Taylor It’s a glorious moment when we first learn to ride a bike; it’s an early taste of independence. Cheered on by ...

Hey, I sent u a msg, did u c the YouTube clip on Facebook? Nah, I was tweeting 🙂 Students need to confidently participate in and understand digital literacies in their social, public and private lives, but what does this ...