We now have bipartisan support for the devolution of powers and responsibilities to schools and their principals. Under Labor’s plan, participating schools will manage a global budget, decisions around staffing mix and selection, operational decisions and strategic planning. Principal associations ...

From the standpoint of education and training, the election campaign resembles shadow-boxing. This is clearly reflective of the broader political and financial realities which provide the election context. Election strategies like tax relief, family payments and cards for parents of ...

This work will contribute to the development of the new national professional standards for teachers which began in January 2009. Informed by extensive research, expert knowledge and an examination of standards in use by teacher registration and accreditation authorities, employers ...

AITSL has been established in an exciting time for education, with an ambitious agenda and unique opportunity to lead and support real change in Australian schools. AITSL is an integral part of the new national education architecture. In collaboration with ...

Professor Bill Louden needs little introduction to many educators across Australia. He has been actively engaged in many of the significant educational discussions in this country over recent years. In particular Professor Louden was a member of the National Inquiry ...

Staff travelled the country holding forums and visiting schools which have actively engaged in the trial process. More than 150 schools took part in the trial, which began on 1st March and involved teachers using elements of the draft Australian ...

According to the promo on its cover from the Times educational supplement, Visible Learning “reveals teaching’s Holy Grail”. This was a risky gambit. Of course, it excites curiosity to know what the Holy Grail of teaching might be. But it ...

Fellowships are awarded to educators who have been judged by their peers to have made a distinctive contribution to education in Australia. Congratulations to all award winners. Ms Fiona Bailey FACE Professor Lynda Beazley OA FACE Dr Anne Benjamin FACE ...

Educational reform is going on apace in Australia at present. We have major building projects, computers in schools, the new curriculum, NAPLAN and My School. It has created lots of excitement and fanfare – but what about students with special ...

ACE has recently completed a number of submissions to national consultation processes including the draft Indigenous Education Action Plan, the draft National Professional Standards for Teachers, the draft K-10 National Curriculum, and the draft Terms of Reference for the Review ...