Victorian government
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Funding
Will free teaching degrees fix the teacher shortage? Itās more complicated thanĀ that
Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has opened a new front in the national campaign to attract and retain teachers. Amid ongoing…
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In The Classroom
Podcast: News just in ā maths teacher shortage hits crisis point in Vic
A major story that emerged today appeared in The Age and is related to an earlier story we wrote on…
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In The Classroom
155 high-quality teachers earmarked for low socioeconomic Vic schools
The Victorian state government has committed funding to bring more high-quality teachers to low socioeconomic areas, many of which are…
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In The Classroom
eSafety Commissioner lukewarm on mobile phone ban
The Victorian Governmentās decision to ban mobile phones during school hours in all state secondary and primary schools next year…
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Concern over plan for sacking teachers
The Victorian government wants to give principals the power to sack staff, but the proposal has been met with anger…
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Victorian proposals an āattackā on education
An organisation for state schools believes state government proposals will marginalise public schools. The Australian Council of State School Organisations…
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Policy & Reform
How should teacher pay be linked to performance?
The Victorian Government recently released a Discussion Paper, New Directions for School Leadership and the Teaching Profession, saying that, while…
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Cuts to Victorian TAFE slammed
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the Victorian government is walking away from investment inĀ educationĀ with cutbacks to the state'sĀ TAFEĀ sector. Gillard was…
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