Remember when former Morrison government minister Stuart Robert lashed out at “dud” teachers? In March, the then acting education minister said the “bottom 10%” of teachers “can’t read and write” and blamed them for declining academic results. This is more than just ...
More »Study finds beginning teachers perform ‘as well or better’ than more experienced colleagues
New research has found that no concrete evidence exists to suggest that new teachers are less competent than their experienced counterparts, despite reforms and recommendations in recent years to improve the quality of teaching graduates. Led by Professor Linda Graham ...
More »Leadership in Education part 3: Dr Susan Long
Dr Susan Long has taught in various roles, states and even countries since the 1980s. Her PhD focused on maths and science education, and she is passionate about inspiring people who don’t necessarily aspire to become leaders in schools to ...
More »Parliament hears from teachers: ‘we’re actually building people’
The government inquiry into the status of the teaching profession is finally hearing from its subjects in person. In Sydney this week (with stops in other cities to come), it drew an impassioned crowd, including a school principal, teacher education academics, MPs and NSW ...
More »Labor to introduce higher ATAR cut off for teachers
Deputy Labor leader Tanya Plibersek wants Australian teachers to be the cream of the student crop. Following Finland's lead, last week, she reiterated a policy prefaced in September last year that would bar students with an ATAR below 80 from entering the ...
More »‘Infection of accountability’ ‘killing creativity’: stakeholders rail against education system
"It seems like everywhere we look … there's so much debate about education at the moment." Dr Sunil Badami is right: there's controversy over school funding, teacher standards and preparing students for the future, to name a few areas. The Future ...
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