It is the best of times and the worst of times for Working With Children Checks (WWCCs). South Australia is leading the other states and territories by example. A plan to revamp SA's WWCCs by establishing portable checks valid for ...
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Only one-third of parents save for children’s education
A survey has found that while most parents intend to save money for their children’s education, only one-third follow through – and most believe the federal government should help. The Australian Scholarships Groups (ASG) surveyed 1000 parents. ASG found that even though 93 per cent ...
More »Birmingham renews calls for clarity on uni admissions
The effectiveness of the ATAR system for qualifying for university places is again in the spotlight after the release of the 82 submissions to the Higher Education Standards Panel, many of which called for an overhaul of the system. Federal education ...
More »Opinion: We need more teachers, not higher ATARs
Raising the bar for entry into education programs isn’t the answer to better instruction and will make it harder to serve a growing population of students. By Kevin Donnelly ATARs and tertiary selection are controversial topics that have dominated much ...
More »Catholic school principal slams church for stifling criticism
A Victorian Catholic school principal has argued there is an “unsustainable and inappropriate” power imbalance between Catholic school leaders and the church, one that needs fixing if institutionalised child abuse is not to be repeated. Paul Tobias, principal of Geelong’s ...
More »Don Bradman may now help students learn maths
How did Donald Bradman achieve a cricket batting average of 99.94? That’s a question school students may be answering with Bradman by the Numbers, a new addition to Cricket Australia’s free teaching resource, Cricket Smart. Aligned to the Australian Curriculum ...
More »Foreign peers tell principal Australia’s schools are world-class
Australia’s schooling system is world-class. That’s what one principal has relayed from a gathering of teachers and principals at Harvard University. Clayton Reedie, principal of Dalmeny Public School – in Sydney’s south-west – has recently returned from a trip to ...
More »Are entrepreneurs born or made?
Australian youth unemployment is almost the highest it’s been in 10 years. For Generation Alpha, who are now about 5 at the oldest, it's looking more and more like the challenge they'll face as adult workers will be to innovate or fail. ...
More »Latest Tas school start age proposal will ‘confuse parents’: Labor
Kids in Tasmania can now attend school from age 4½, but they don’t have to, the Tasmanian Government announced last week. The government's move from its previous position – mandatory school at age 4½ – comes after much pressure from political opponents and advocacy groups. ...
More »Samsung helps bring the arts to children with disabilities
Sound, sight and touch are how Samsung Australia hopes to get children with disabilities involved in arts education. The electronics giant is hosting Samsung Dance Discovery at the Sydney Opera House. This brings kids with disabilities, and their parents, to the ...
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