The ‘education election’? Before heading to the polling booths this Saturday, we take stock of how the major political parties, and the newly formed Public Education Party, stack up over their policies and priorities for education. It has been a difficult time for public education over the last decade. Research has documented that the teaching …
Every year Job-ready Graduates continues, with the top student contribution now above $15,000 a year, students charged this amount sink further into a debt that will take them many years, and potentially decades, to pay off. …
School refusal has been labelled a “national trend” by the Senate education committee. Primary and secondary children are …
The Highly Accomplished or Lead Teacher (HALT) program has been called a “badge searching for a role” but …
Parent and Citizen Associations are traditionally linked to school fundraising through cake stalls, fetes and trivia nights. Now …
It’s nothing new to say that teachers are experiencing increased workload. But where does this increased workload come from? Some media reports suggest it is due to student behaviour problems or demanding parents, but what do teachers themselves report? In a recent article published in the Journal of Educational Change (which is free to access …
NAPLAN is again in the news. Last week, it was the Ministers tinkering with NAPLAN reporting and timing. …
Teacher shortages are not a new thing. It is difficult to envisage a time when every school in …
A select number of teachers in NSW will soon be eligible for increased salaries of up to $152,000. This comes at a time when schools across Australia are facing devastating teacher shortages, while dwindling numbers of prospective teachers are pursuing teaching as a career. According to NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, “This is seismic reform that …
Smart devices are powerful tools that can assist teaching and learning. Each device on its own is a personal assistant, a massive library, media creator, communications hub, language translator and entertainment centre on our desk or right in our hands. They can also cause harm. Adults worry about addiction, constant distraction and a technological dystopia …