New $148m statutory authority to boost quality of Victorian teachers Education The Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership will raise the bar on teacher quality in the state, according to acting premier and education minister James…
Extra teachers needed to meet growing student numbers in NSW Sunday April 25, 2021 By Melissa Coade Education The NSW Teachers Federation says the state will need to hire a minimum of 11,000 additional teachers to match the growing enrolments over the next…
Extra $50 million for NSW public schools amid curriculum overhaul Wednesday October 14, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News The Berejiklian government has pledged an additional $50 million for public schools across the state next year in a push to increase teacher numbers. Taking…
Federal government announces new plans to support teachers Tuesday December 3, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Education The federal government will introduce a range of measures to support teachers following a report revealing the challenges Australian teachers and principals face compared to…
NSW government and PSA reach pay rise deal for school workers Wednesday September 4, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Education More than 18,000 administrative and support staff in NSW public schools will receive a minimum 19% wage increase over three years with a one-off 11%…
Top teachers recognised in Victoria and WA Wednesday July 24, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Education Frontline workers in the education sector have been acknowledged in two states this week.
NSW public sector long-service leave cuts blocked in parliament Tuesday June 25, 2019 By Stephen Easton New South Wales The New South Wales government's attempt to cut back long-service leave entitlements for new public sector recruits was quickly blocked by the state's upper house…
We need tomorrow’s teachers today Wednesday May 1, 2019 By Robert Kay Education The fourth industrial revolution is upon us, and massive disruptions in the nature of employment mean many of the things our children are learning today…
Why are teachers mostly female? Because men get better pay in other professions Monday January 21, 2019 By Massimiliano Tani Editors' Picks For women with a bachelor of arts degree, teaching is one of the highest paying jobs. The opposite is true for men.
Gonski review attacks Australian schooling quality and urges individualised teaching Monday April 30, 2018 By Michelle Grattan The damning report says academic decline is widespread and “equivalent to a generation of Australian school children falling short of their full learning potential”.
Teacher quality debate 'like walking on a bed of nails': Pike Monday May 4, 2015 By David Donaldson News Popular beliefs about education reform hobble politicians' attempts to make real improvements, former Victorian education minister Bronwyn Pike says. And the Federalism White Paper must…
Education through evidence: the Major on fixing schools Friday February 13, 2015 By David Donaldson Features Sutton Trust's Lee Elliott Major channels Bananarama with his education philosophy: "it ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it". He spoke…
