JANE CARO Public School Advocate There is an old saying that the people most in favour of any competition are those who are most likely to win it. And so it is, I am afraid, with competition in education. An ...

There is an old Chinese proverb that says: “When planning for a year, plant corn; when planning for a decade, plant trees; when planning for life, train and educate people.” As common sense as this may seem today, 10 years ...

Over the last decade or so there has been a vast increase in literature on countering bullying in schools. A significant proportion of it has focussed on what can be done to reduce its prevalence. Recently, researchers have begun to ...

For the past three years Jesús Bergas Paz has been implementing the first Spanish immersion program in Australia – at Indooroopilly State High School in Queensland. Under the program, students in Years 8 to 10 receive more than 50 per ...

Gifted education, and the role of a “thinking curriculum”, is the focus that drives Toni Meath in both her professional role and her postgraduate research. Since completing a masters of education in 2004, specialising in curriculum and leadership, Meath has ...

Margaret Wu Reports. Education minister Julia Gillard says the proposed publication of school results on the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests, together with school contextual information, will provide parents, teachers and the public with a clear picture ...

In September, education minister Julie Gillard proposed the establishment of a National Teachers Institute that will create a set of standards and accredit teachers against those standards. The institute board will have representatives from employers and professional associations, but notably ...

Kevin Rudd knows a lot about Asia, and especially China. That makes him unusual in this country. Despite decades of educational effort, young Australians are still receiving an education that is overwhelmingly focused on Australia and Europe. The evidence is ...

Over a one-week period each school year, over a million Australian students in Years 3 to 9 complete between two to three hours of tests. The first release of information occurs almost five months later based on how many test ...

In October last year, a survey of almost 2000 parents overwhelmingly called for information about individual schools to be made available to the public. As part of the education revolution, the government is committed to a new era of transparency ...