Archived News for Education Sector Professionals
The Queensland budget has effectively frozen recurrent funding for non-government schools, and cut more than 40 services for children at school.
New Senate inquiry into school teaching and learning
The Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committees is to undertake an inquiry into ‘Teaching and learning - maximising our investment in Australian schools.
NSW takes knife to education
The NSW Government has released a statement outlining spending cuts to the education portfolio totalling $1.7 billion over the next four years. Staff numbers within the Department of Education and Communities will be cut by around 1,800.
OECD report ranks Australian education performance
Australia is performing only slightly above the OECD average in areas such as student to teacher ratios and secondary school completion rates, according to the OECD’s new report Education at a Glance.
Saunders appointed to Bond University
He has also held positions at Harvard University in the United States and McMaster University in Canada, and has advised government committees and medical research councils for state and federal governments in Australia.
ACER report profiles university enrolments
The number of Indigenous students enrolled at Australian universities has grown by over 40 per cent since 2006, and there has been substantial growth in the number of Australian university students born in developing nations, according to a new analysis of Census data by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).
Five Australian universities listed in world's top 100
Five Australian universities have been ranked amongst the world’s top 100 according to the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), released this month.
Inaugural CEO sought for TasTAFE
The search is on for the chief executive officer of TasTAFE - Tasmania's new public vocational education and training entity.
SA schools to trial language teaching program
School students may be taught regular school subjects such as science or maths in another language as part of new trials in selected South Australian Schools.
Response to Gonski Review announced
The Federal Government has announced a National Plan for School Improvement, in response to the Gonski Review.
UNE to help establish education research centre in the Philippines
The University of New England has won a $6 million AusAID grant to set up a National Research Centre for Teacher Quality in the Philippines.
Interim report on Queensland TAFE
The Queensland Government’s Skills and Training Taskforce has handed its interim report to the Minister for Education, Training and Employment John-Paul Langbroek.
Final National Solar Schools grants announced
The final round of grants under the National Solar Schools Program has been announced, resulting in nearly 60% of primary and secondary schools across Australia now having received more than $217 million to install renewable energy, rainwater tanks and boost energy efficiency on campus.
Government announces NSW BER funding
The Federal Government has announced that 16 schools for special purposes (SSP) in New South Wales will share in $80 million in reallocated funding as part of the Primary Schools for the 21st Century (P21) element of the Federal Government's Build the Education Revolution initiative.
Committee to vet $38 million Mining Engineering Centre
The South Australian Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Tom Koutsantonis, has announced the Parliament’s Public Works Committee has held a hearing into the proposed $38 million Mining Engineering Centre.
Employers meet to discuss childcare options
Some of the country’s largest employers have met to discuss the future of affordable and flexible childcare for working parents.
Chisholm TAFE wins infrastructure grant
The Victorian Government has granted Chisholm TAFE a $1.5 million grant to assist in the development of a master plan for existing and new infrastructure works on the Frankston campus.
Pyne denies plans to cap places
Federal Shadow Minister for Education Christopher Pyne has issued a statement denying the Coalition has any plans to increase university fees or cap places.
WorkSafe finishes rural blitz, urges improvement
WorkSafe Victoria has completed its ‘Safe Towns’ workplace blitz in the state, issuing over 85 improvement notices to Shepparton small businesses.
AI Group hits out at Victoria's TAFE cuts
The Australian Industry Group (AI Group) has spoken out against the Victorian Government's cut to the TAFE sector, saying the $300 million cuts could not come at a worse time as the demand for skilled workers continues to grow.