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The National Tertiary Education Union has demanded South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas provide evidence the proposed university merger will deliver better quality education and research. The State Government has promised merging the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia will improve outcomes. But a new NTEU survey of 1100 staff across all three SA … Continued
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16 June 2023 New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has shown that Australia’s population grew at its fastest rate in more than 13 years in 2022 in part due to a post-pandemic migration boom. According to CDU migration expert Dr Devaki Monani, skilled migrants’ country of origin will be defined by economics. … Continued
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AUSTRALIAN PRIMARY TEACHERS LACK CONSISTENCY IN THE WAY THEY TEACH READING COMPREHENSION, STUDY FINDS A survey of 284 Australian primary school teachers looking at the strategies used to teach reading comprehension reveals practices that are ad hoc, with little agreement within the Australian primary teaching community regarding the ways … Continued
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Are you ageist? That’s the question being asked in a new, free short course being launched today by Torrens University Australia to coincide with World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Torrens University Research Fellow Dr Rachel Ambagtsheer, who specialises in research into the health and wellbeing of older people, said the global phenomenon of ageism, which … Continued
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Are you ageist? That’s the question being asked in a new, free short course being launched today by Torrens University Australia to coincide with World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Torrens University Research Fellow Dr Rachel Ambagtsheer, who specialises in research into the health and wellbeing of older people, said the global phenomenon of ageism, which … Continued
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Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry Secretary of State Dr Soeung Rathchavy inaugurates the campus for the up-and-coming school. PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA / ACCESSWIRE / June 14, 2023 / Harrods International Academy’s sixth campus was inaugurated by Secretary of State to Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Dr Soeung Rathchavy on June 8 – a major … Continued
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Young Territorians will be introduced to the fascinating world of drones, thanks to a National Science Week grant won by a Charles Darwin University (CDU) lecturer. CDU Lecturer in Education (Mathematics) Farha Sattar will run two exciting workshops for students in Darwin and Katherine later this year, guiding them through the steps of flying small … Continued
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The union representing staff in Queensland community kindergartens has welcomed the state government’s announcement that kindergarten will be free for all children from 2024. Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) Branch Secretary Terry Burke welcomed the government’s historic investment in the sector and said it recognised the importance of early childhood … Continued
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From the staffroom to the classroom, there are a few names in mathematics which generate excitement in a school like Eddie Woo. On Tuesday 13th June, Wyong High School will host the highly regarded educator whose approach to teaching the subject has inspired as many teachers as it has students. Trainer for the … Continued
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Monash University’s attempt to retrospectively change its enterprise agreement in a bid to dodge wage theft has failed. In a major win for the National Tertiary Education Union and workers across the economy, the Fair Work Commission rejected Monash’s case. The University’s application would have changed the agreement to mean that any student consultation within … Continued
