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STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 0001 AEDT TUESDAY 12 MARCH 2024 MEDIA RELEASE SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS SET TO BENEFIT FROM EARLIER NAPLAN RESULTS Schools across the country are set to receive individual student and school National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) results for reading, numeracy, spelling, and grammar and punctuation earlier in the school … Continued
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brisbane, 11 March 2024—Superpower Kids is thrilled to announce that “Unleash: Free Your Mind, Live Fully & Achieve Your Dreams,” a groundbreaking journal by Daniele Clarke, has received widespread recognition and acclaim in the literary community. This innovative resource for young readers aged 8-12 has earned two 5-star reviews, highlighting its … Continued
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The NSW Teachers Federation is ramping up its campaign to fully resource public schools in the New England-North West region, encouraging the Prime Minister to provide the funding needed to give all kids a decent shot at life. The National School Reform Agreement has left NSW public schools grappling with a funding shortfall of … Continued
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Last week, Ronald McDonald House Charities South East Queensland (RMHC SEQ) announced two successful recipients of the 2023 Charlie Bell Scholarship award. The scholarship awards $5,000 grants annually to deserving young people aged 15-20 who has had their education impacted by a serious illness or injury and are planning to go on to tertiary … Continued
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The High Court of Australia (HCA) has refused to grant special leave for Queensland Catholic employers seeking to appeal a decision that two former teachers were entitled to pay increases contained in new collective agreements despite resigning before the new agreement took formal effect with approval by the Fair Work Commission (FWC), the Independent Education … Continued
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A Monash University expert is available to comment on this year’s SeaWeek and how schools might participate in this year’s theme which is ‘Planet Ocean: How the ocean shapes the Earth’. Professor Alan Reid, School of Curriculum, Teaching and Inclusive Education, Monash Faculty of EducationContact: +61 3 9903 4840 or [email protected] more of Professor Reid’s … Continued
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On International Women’s Day 2024, the Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT Branch celebrates many union gains for women and looks forward to fighting for more. With a total membership of more than 32,000, 76 per cent of whom are women, the IEU is proud to have achieved substantial pay rises in the Catholic … Continued
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Griffith University has implemented a new payroll system that has prevented some casual staff from being paid. The new system requires staff to agree to their timetables, submit fortnightly timesheets and introduces new layers of approvals. Many casual staff who should have been paid today did not get paid because they have still … Continued
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A Charles Darwin University (CDU) researcher has found there needs to be more clarity and communication about possible pathways into teaching to increase the number of First Nations teachers in the Northern Territory. Senior Lecturer in Indigenous knowledge at CDU’s Northern Institute, Dr Tracy Woodroffe is conducting research to address a critical shortfall of First … Continued
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Last night Sydney Town Hall hosted a celebration of cultural diversity and academic excellence as Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore AO welcomed 650 international students. Hailing from more than 85 nations, the students have chosen to move to Sydney to study at various local institutions. Bringing together community groups, health and safety … Continued
