It’s time to set higher standards in the teacher education system. By Field Rickards It is not difficult to figure out why there has been so much attention devoted to teacher education lately. ATARs for entry to teacher education programs ...

We can learn many lessons from our educational forebears, writes Jennifer White. I had the privilege of joining Anne and Russell Costello one afternoon, to learn about their teaching experiences in the Victorian education system, both public and private sectors, ...

The Gillard government’s planned education reforms have not met with universal acceptance. By Antonia Maiolo and Aileen Macalintal Prime minister Julia Gillard suffered a setback in delivering her schools funding reform in April. There was less than total acceptance for ...

The ACT government has developed a new position classification for teachers, known as ‘executive teacher (professional practice)’. By Aileen Macalintal These executive teachers will initially be paid an annual salary of $100,271. According to the ACT minister for Education and ...

In June, high school students will bid farewell to the federal government’s free laptop scheme. By Aileen Macalintal It was the vision of then-prime minister Kevin Rudd to provide every high school student with a laptop. The promise was renewed ...

Games have been found to help students prepare for NAPLAN, minus the stress. Play-based learning systems, like apps and online games, are proven, helpful resources, but only if they are curriculum-aligned and have a positive impact on test performance. LiteracyPlanet, ...

A report commissioned by the Australian Education Union has shown that public schools serve a growing number of disadvantaged students. By Aileen Macalintal According to the report, The social make-up of schools, “Government schools enroll around 64 per cent of ...

Learning disabilities affect up to 10 per cent of children and co-occur at higher than expected rates, a study has revealed. Up to 10 per cent of the population is affected by specific learning disabilities (SLDs), such as dyslexia, dyscalculia ...

A teacher’s travels have inspired a career in international education. By Antonia Maiolo For 15 years, Nicole Davidson journeyed the globe exploring her passion and profession of teaching. Her travels took her around the world to countries such as Singapore, ...

Primary school environments have been shown to affect children’s physical activity at school. By Aileen Macalintal The University of Western Australia’s ACTIVE Schools Project investigated 27 government-funded primary schools in Perth. Dr Karen Martin, author of the study, said “the ...