ADELAIDE, April 23 - A decision by New South Wales to sign on to the Federal Government's education funding reforms ...
A 15-year-old girl has wept in court as she faced terrorism-related charges after allegedly trying to break into her family’s gun safe as she plotted a mass casualty attack on a school.
Year 5 students will take standardised national tests with pen and paper again from 2028. The Federal Government said in response to declining academic results it will make the change to NAPLAN testing after state education ministers met on Monday...
Language matters in education. Not simply the language written into policies, but the words chosen by those responsible for leading our education system. Words communicate expectations, reinforce assumptions and influence how school communities un...
In recent days there has been widespread discussion and media coverage of the NSW Government asking national education ministers to scrap computer-based NAPLAN writing tests for Year 5, 7 and 9 students from 2028. The ministers agreed yesterday to...
Staff in Queensland Catholic schools have rejected a proposed enterprise agreement in a 2-to-1 vote after employers failed to address key bargaining claims.
Having worked across the education sector for over 15 years and as someone deeply committed to improving outcomes for First Nations students, I have seen firsthand the powerful contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers make ...
Catholic school staff in Victoria are being offered salary increases broadly matching government schools, but without equivalent workload improvements and with cuts to existing conditions, according to the Independent Education Union.
From Darwin to Devonport and Laverton to Lismore - teachers across the land are getting busy celebrating World Teachers’ Day today.
Excessive use of force, violence and mass arrests are not appropriate responses to a social protest movement in a state governed by the rule of law, UN experts say, referring to nationwide marches in France.
Just a month out from the state election, Victoria’s Labor Government has come under a withering attack from the Australian Education Union for its decision to cut millions from funding for students with disability attending public schools.