Australia’s first Prime Minister believed in free, compulsory and ‘unsectarian’ education, backing the 1880 NSW Public Education Act to revolutionise ...
A cultural imbalance: the draft curriculum disserves Western traditions and values
“It is the duty of the state to educate and the right of the people to demand education,” the Hon. Edmund Barton said.
The Australian Curriculum should be a succinct, nation-building document offering every student, teacher, parent, employer and taxpayer reasons for optimism and pride.
This story appeared in the June 2021 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.