One of Australia’s premier public policy think tanks has recommended a $1 billion tutoring grant to help disadvantaged students whose learning has been set back by the COVID-19 school closures. The Grattan Institute has written a report outlining the need ...
More »Grattan Institute recommends new, specialist roles for expert teachers
The Grattan Institute has revealed a 12-year blueprint to improve student results by creating attractive new roles for teachers. The institute claims the new career trajectory for expert teachers could “boost student learning by 18 months by the time they ...
More »Teachers’ pay: keeping the best out of the profession
We’re often told that Australia’s teachers are among the best paid in the world, based on OECD figures, which is true, but the other – more important – part of the story is that teachers’ pay is falling behind that ...
More »Grattan’s new report proposes strategies to stem teacher shortage crisis
The latest Grattan Institute Report, Attracting high achievers to teaching, is proposing a $1.6 billion reform package to “double the number of high achievers who choose to become teachers, and increase the average ATAR of teaching graduates to 85, within ...
More »A new way of measuring what matters in schools: Grattan’s take on NAPLAN
When looking at NAPLAN results, governments should take stock of the states or territories where students are best progressing and figure out the reasons why. By doing so, they can learn what’s working and what isn’t and help one another ...
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