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The Monash Q Project has engaged and worked with over 2,000 teachers across Australia to improve research use in schools and unlock student potential. The effective use of research evidence is critical to improving teaching and learning, yet it is not always well understood. The Q Project has addressed this in the first large-scale Australian … Continued
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NSW Department of Education Secretary, Murat Dizdar, has praised recipients of the 2024 Premier’s Teacher Scholarship as outstanding educators who are transforming the lives of students. Twelve of the 13 recipients, including Tony Tang of Lindfield Learning Village, work in the NSW public education system. Scholarship recipients each received between $10,000 and $15,000 for a … Continued
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The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) has released new Dance and Drama syllabuses for Years 7–10, updated for the first time in 20 years. The syllabuses received positive feedback throughout the public consultation period and the final versions released today reflect advice from key stakeholders including teachers and subject associations. During consultation stakeholders strongly supported … Continued
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The NSW Teachers Federation welcomes the Albanese Government’s announcement of a National Skills Agreement with state and territory governments to invest billions in new funding for vocational education and training. NSW Teachers Federation acting President Henry Rajendra said: “We strongly endorse the federal Government’s plan to invest $12.6 billion to expand and improve access … Continued
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RMIT University celebrated 25 years in Hong Kong with three of its key international partners – the Vocational Training Council School for Higher and Professional Education (VTC SHAPE), Hong Kong Arts Centre and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. Representatives from the three partners, along with Hong Kong and Australian government officials, alumni and RMIT staff, … Continued
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A Charles Darwin University (CDU) study has identified early evening, or a wet season morning, as the prime time for surveying feral pigs from sky-high drones, which could help land rangers to improve management of the stealthy and invasive animals. The study combined aerial drone surveying with GPS tracking to account for variations between the … Continued
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UNSW and the Sir William Tyree Foundation have celebrated the announcement of a $2.6m gift that will boost the number of female engineering students from Western Sydney. With Australia’s leading universities predicting a shortage of 70,000 engineers by 2025, there is an urgent need to address this critical skills gap. Women and young people from … Continued
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Monday, October 16 2023 Two schools with elevated bushfire risk in the Kempsey Shire will be temporarily closed on Tuesday, October 17 2023 due to fire activity in the area. The decision was made with information provided by the NSW Rural Fire Service. The decision to temporarily close schools is not one that … Continued
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An international team of students from Saxion University of Applied Sciences and the University of Twente in the Netherlands is making last minute adjustments to their solar car at Charles Darwin University (CDU) ahead of the Bridgestone World Solar Car Challenge in a matter of days. Based in the Dutch town of Enschede, Solar Team Twente have … Continued
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NAISDA DANCE COLLEGE CALLS FOR CULTURE-BASED TRAINING TO IGNITE FIRST NATIONS ARTS EDUCATION, CAREERS AND LEADERSHIP Australia’s leading performing arts training organisation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, NAISDA Dance College (NAISDA) is calling upon industry leaders and creatives to consider how better education outcomes can be achieved for First Nations people through … Continued
