Outspoken One Nation politician Mark Latham has launched a scathing attack on a task assigned to a Year 8 class in a NSW school. The task is part of the Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PHPE) curriculum and asks ...
More »Dead on arrival: law scholar’s take on ‘weird and nasty’ school bill
Legislation introduced to NSW Parliament by One Nation’s Mark Latham would be “knocked out of operation” by the federal constitution if it was to pass, an expert says. Associate Professor Luke Beck, a constitutional law scholar based at Monash University, ...
More »Premier welcomes findings from parliamentary inquiry into ailing NSW education system
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has applauded the parliamentary inquiry into NSW's school performance, headed by committee chair Mark Latham, after its release this week. Speaking to smh.com.au ahead of the SMH Schools Summit, she said: “I applaud the committee for ...
More »This week’s hot topic: Mark Latham’s views on teacher pay and performance-based funding
Whether you agree with him or not, Mark Latham is always passionate about getting things done, and his latest agenda has been improving NSW's education system, particularly performance-based teacher pay and lifting student achievement across the board. Listen to a ...
More »Exclusive: Mark Latham on teacher performance-based pay, incentivised school funding and graduate teacher standards
The prospect of rewarding high performing school teachers with performance-based pay is an evergreen issue that has recently re-entered public debate. In light of declining national student results in international testing, and concerns about whether entry standards for prospective teachers ...
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