The funding wars are a step closer to being resolved after the Prime Minister announced the federal government will meet demands to increase its public school funding offer to 25 per cent on Friday. During an address to the National ...
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A policy allowing Queensland schools to introduce four-day weeks could be scrapped, with the newly minted Education Minister saying the government had its own plans to address the teacher shortage. From this year, schools were given the option of moving to shorter weeks and ...
More »Qld Premier promises free school lunches in lead up to election
Every Queensland child attending a state primary school will have access to a free lunch each day if Labor is re-elected in what Premier Steven Miles is billing as the biggest education reform in nearly 20 years. The major cost-of-living move will save parents ...
More »$71m for initial teachers to work in regional Qld
New teachers in Queensland will be eligible for up to $30,000 in grants as part of a new measure to attract educators to regional areas. Queensland Education Minister Di Farmer on Saturday outlined plans for a $71m package to support new ...
More »Qld invests more into support systems for students
A number of education support systems for disadvantaged and vulnerable students in Queensland are to share in $288m in 'prevention' funds as part of the larger $446.6m Community Safety Package, announced in the June budget. For instance, the Queensland Pathways ...
More »Qld public schools trial learning with generative AI
Select Queensland state schools have begun trialling generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool that generates personalised quizzes, based on student answers, to cater for unique learning styles and improve learning. The technology will be tested by 500 students, from years five ...
More »Qld principal credits ‘inclusive leadership’ for top award win
Bellbird Park State Secondary College’s (BPSSC) foundation principal has won several elite education awards this year and credits his success to the team he has built around him. Michael West was named government school principal of the year at the ...
More »‘No benefit’: Teachers’ union slams NAPLAN changes
Changes to the NAPLAN testing window has raised stress for students and left little time for teachers to build relationships within their new classes, according to the Queensland Teachers' Union (QTU). More than 1 million Australian students in Years 3, ...
More »QLD launches vaping inquiry
A major inquiry into how many young people have taken up vaping has been launched in Queensland amid concerns that kids have become "so addicted" they can't concentrate. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has sounded the alarm on the number of ...
More »Queensland shutting down six schools
Langbroek says affected students and their families will receive transition kits. By Antonia Maiolo Six Queensland schools are set to close by the end of this year, following a review of their viability. Education minister John-Paul Langbroek confirmed that ...
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