All teacher education students will be required to pass standardised literacy and numeracy tests in order to qualify for graduation under a new plan to be phased in via a trial starting this year. The test, developed by the Australian ...

Bridging the perceived disconnect between universities and schools is the aim of a new Monash University program designed to better prepare teachers. Justen O’Connor, senior lecturer for the faculty of education at Monash University, said there has been ongoing criticism ...

Children with disabilities who leave school without basic numeracy skills may struggle to gain employment later on, a Queensland University of Technology expert is arguing. Dr Bronwyn Ewing from QUT’s faculty of education pointed to the 2012 Human Rights Commission ...

A Charles Sturt University researcher is working alongside teachers in remote villages in Papua New Guinea to help them better engage children in mathematics learning. At the heart of the project is helping teachers recognise maths-related thinking in cultural activities and ...

Teachers working in regional cities experience more employment success and less commuting stress, a new survey shows. Evocities, a campaign that promotes the benefits of Albury, Armidale, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange, Tamworth and Wagga Wagga, conducted an online survey of 286 relocators ...

The University of the Sunshine Coast will recognise the inspirational leadership of a former school principal by awarding him an Honorary Senior Fellowship at its graduation ceremony next week. Anthony Vincent will be honoured for his exceptional achievements in developing ...

Ten final-year, pre-service teachers at Flinders University, who are from the city, have been awarded up to $5000 to undertake extended practicums in South Australian country schools. The funding – provided by the Thyne Reid Foundation – will enable a ...

The University of the Sunshine Coast has announced a new partnership with Immanuel Lutheran College, Sunshine Coast Grammar School and Independent Schools Queensland with a focus on providing the best possible professional experience for pre-service teachers. Associate professor of education ...

Principal aims to boost student achievement by helping their instructors be the best they can be. By Madeleine Regan When parents scanned the first Model Farms High School newsletter for 2015, they encountered the achievements of the 2014 Higher School ...

In an extended interview education editor Antonia Maiolo spoke to Dale Zawertailo, staff learning and development coordinator at the Scots School in Albury. Zawertailo is a part of a group of educators who have decided to relocate to a regional ...