Teaching degrees are used by universities as a cash cow and this can partially explain startling teacher attrition rates, an expert has said. Recent research from the Australian National University has shown that 30 to 50 per cent of teachers ...

The private VET scandal shouldn’t turn students off taking school-based apprenticeships, Group Training Australia has said. Jim Barron, GTA chief executive, said these apprenticeships are a great way for school students to get a career kickstart. In these programs, students ...

Education policy rhetoric pigeonholes private schools as wealthy and the public system as strapped for cash. But a new report from the Centre for Independent Studies has aimed to bust these stereotypes as far from reality. One School does not ...

It’s the youth who embrace technology, and one Sydney Catholic school seems to be proving this. Clancy Catholic College, at West Hoxton in Sydney’s south-west, is 10 years old. The school led Clancy Connect, which linked students to experts in fields ...

United States government research has raised concerns that computer writing tests could disadvantage students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. A study published in December by the US Department of Education’s National Centre for Education Statistics, found conducting computer-based persuasive writing tests “appeared to widen ...

If the Turnbull Government is serious about innovation, it must match federal Labor’s commitment to Gonski, the Australian Education Union has said. Labor has announced its pledge to inject $4.5 billion into schools to fully fund the final two years of ...

University of Melbourne is aiming to get Indigenous school children on the track to higher education – literally. This year’s Raising the Bar program, a partnership with Athletics Australia, concludes today. It has involved Indigenous students converging on UniMelb for athletics coaching, an ...

A vice-chancellor has downplayed the relevance of the ATAR as a measure of potential student success – especially when it comes to teaching degrees. Professor Peter Dawkins, of Victoria University, argued that ATARs are often meaningless when measuring a student’s potential in university. ...

Debate following the Senate inquiry into children with disabilities in schools must not descend into a fight about funds, the speech pathologists’ peak body has said. Speech Pathology Australia acknowledged that while funding is important for disability education, throwing money ...

A stigma against autism is “reasonably common” throughout Australian schools, an expert has argued. A recent Senate inquiry found parents of kids with autism are actively discouraged by some schools from enrolling their child. This occurs across the public, independent and ...