It has been 40 years since teacher training colleges transformed into universities. Is it perhaps time to revisit the college's classroom-focused potential? Few teachers today will have experienced these entities dedicated to helping teaching students meet the practical demands of ...

A student teacher test that ensures teachers are in the top 30 per cent in the country in literacy and numeracy skills has increased its number of allowed attempts from three to unlimited. The Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial ...

The federal government has committed $10.8m to a free voluntary ‘phonics health check’, with this year’s recent NAPLAN results revealing a third of year three students aren’t meeting minimum expectations for reading. The phonics health check is a seven-minute assessment ...

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) has named the principal of a small public primary school in country Victoria among the most powerful people in education in 2023. Jacquie Burrows was a teacher at Churchill Primary School (Churchill) prior to taking ...

Fast-tracking teaching degrees would only be a "small step" towards fixing urgent staff shortages in Australian, an education expert has said. Professor Kim Beswick, head of UNSW's education department, said the NSW coalition's recent pledge to cut teaching degrees’ length ...

A panel of experts will tackle the teacher shortage crisis at the university level after the Federal Government announced a review into initial teacher education.  In an effort to address the teacher shortage and the plummeting numbers of teaching graduates, ...

John* couldn't imagine doing his Master of Education online. Not only has he made new friends at the University of Sydney, he has built relationships with his lecturers. This will come in handy when it comes time for practical placements, ...