More than 750 private schools have sought fast-tracked payments under a federal government scheme to encourage them to open following the coronavirus-driven closure. Under the deal, private schools with a plan to fully reopen classrooms at the start of June ...
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A perfect time to reflect on NAPLAN and come up with a better plan
The cancellation of the upcoming National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy test (the first time this has happened since its inception over a decade ago), has provided education experts with the opportunity to get together to answer some big ...
More »Top jobs upended over watchdog’s probe into principal selection process
A Queensland education department executive has been stood aside just days after the state’s deputy premier stepped down over a probe into the appointment of a Brisbane principal. Annastacia Palaszczuk on Saturday announced that Jackie Trad decided to stand down ...
More »Gender imbalance in maths threatens pandemic recovery and future crisis response
The Australian Mathematical Science Institute’s (AMSI) latest report argues that gender inequity and imbalance will jeopardise the nation’s intellectual capability, compromising both post-coronavirus recovery and future responses to pandemics. The report coincides with the 2020 International Women in Mathematics Day, ...
More »How thousands of Australian students are being taught STEM subjects by ‘out-of-field’ teachers
For years now STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) disciplines have been hailed as the key to making Australia an innovation nation. But, as a recent report by the University of Sydney and Monash University shows, issues of educational expertise ...
More »COVID-19 can’t stop these bookworms from reliving the delight of Harry Potter
I must admit – I was never a Harry Potter fan. Perhaps I’m too old or realistic to believe in fire-breathing dragons. But I understand its purpose: escapism to hitherto unimagined worlds where things are possible. I can also appreciate – ...
More »Principal stood down over COVID-19 letter reinstated
A West Australian principal is back at work today after being stood down over a letter to parents asking them to keep their children at home. The letter Bronwyn White, who leads Halls Head College, sent late last month contradicted ...
More »Victorian teacher at centre of school shutdown sought earlier COVID-19 tests
A teacher whose Melbourne school was shut down after he tested positive for COVID-19 says he was rejected for testing three times. Keith Campbell believes he had the virus back in March, but attempts to get tested were repeatedly denied ...
More »Tehan ‘overstepped the mark’, withdraws barbed comments about Andrews
Minister for Education Dan Tehan has backed down from pointed comments directed at Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews on the issue of in-class learning in Australia’s schools. In a conversation on ABC’s Insiders program, Tehan said about Andrews’ approach to school ...
More »Teachers at Islamic School of Canberra stop work over pay and working conditions
Teachers at the Islamic School of Canberra stopped work for one hour today to protest against the protracted nature of the enterprise bargaining process with the School Board of Islamic School of Canberra. At the centre of the protest, which ...
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