There can be no doubt that schools face increasingly complex challenges. The demands placed on schools by society have changed. There is an increased expectation for schools to produce socially literate young people who are ready for a workplace that ...
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Victoria proposes ATAR cut-off of 70 for teaching degrees
The Victorian Government has unveiled a policy that would require aspiring teachers to have an ATAR of at least 70 before enrolling in teaching degrees, from 2019 onwards. The reforms would also make it compulsory for Victorian universities to base ...
More »Many country students aren’t taught maths by maths teachers: AMSI
Only one-third of Year 7–10 students are being taught maths by a qualified maths teacher, the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute has warned. AMSI director professor Geoff Prince explained that this figure is not uniform for all types of schools; those in ...
More »One-quarter of education workforce financially stressed: AMP
A report from financial services company AMP has found financial stress among workers in the education sector is on par with the national average of 25 per cent. AMP commissioned market research firm TNS Global to interview 2,105 Australians working ...
More »Two take nation’s top science teaching honours
Two teachers have taken the Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching. Gary Tilley, a specialist science teacher at Seaforth Public School in Sydney’s Northern beaches, was awarded the honour in primary education, for mentoring younger teachers and Macquarie ...
More »UQ scientists help inspire school science teachers
A University of Queensland workshop has helped regional teachers from 15 regional Queensland high schools become better at teaching science by linking them with university researchers. These teachers took part in a week-long research program in which they worked with ...
More »RESPONDING TO ONLINE BEHAVIOURS WITH CONFIDENCE #ProtectED2016
Andree Wright, Acting e-Safety Commissioner discusses what cyber-bullying complaints received by her office tell us about the behaviours to which teachers need to be alerted. The knowledge the Office of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner has gleaned over 12 months will ...
More »What can teachers claim on their tax?
For any teachers yet to lodge their tax returns, the media face of tax accountancy firm H&R Block and former Australian Taxation Office senior director Mark Chapman has offered his top tax tips. Chapman explained when teachers work from home ...
More »4 tips for building professional learning networks
A professional learning network (PLN) – it’s something teachers are told about at conferences. It consists of the people a learner interacts with and derives knowledge from. In PLNs, people connect with other people for the specific purpose of learning ...
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 ...
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