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Category: Education Training

Improved pay and conditions for VET trainers crucial to elevating the status of sector

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The union representing over 17,000 principals, teachers and staff across Queensland and Northern Territory non-government schools has called for urgent improvement to the wages and working conditions of staff employed in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. It comes as the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training released its report … Continued

Refugees find safety and support in NSW schools

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For former Afghan refugees Sania and Seema, learning how to study in a foreign language was just one of many hurdles they faced when settling into Birrong Girls School in western Sydney in Year 7. “It was challenging coming here because I didn’t know English, so I had to listen to the teacher and then … Continued

Successful NAPLAN testing concludes for 2024

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26 March 2024 MEDIA RELEASE SUCCESSUL NAPLAN TESTING CONCLUDES FOR 2024 THANK YOU TO THE MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED NAPLAN 2024   It’s a wrap for NAPLAN 2024. A record 4.48 million online tests were successfully completed by more than 1.2 million students in 9,411 campuses and schools across Australia.   This … Continued

Australians Support Christian Schools

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26 March 2024 – for immediate release   Australians Support Christian Schools   New polling has confirmed the widespread support for Christian schools and their rights to hold to their beliefs.  The independent polling, conducted from 1 – 16 March by Compass Polling, demonstrated strong public support for the necessary elements of an authentic Christian … Continued

Sydney high schools among most-improved 2023 HSC NSW public schools

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More than a dozen Sydney schools are among the NSW public high schools that have shown most improvement in their 2023 Higher School Certificate (HSC) results.   NSW Department of Education Secretary Murat Dizdar congratulated the schools, school leaders and students on their success.    “This is an outstanding result not only for the schools, … Continued

Government must stand up for freedom of belief

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25 March 2024 – for immediate release Government must stand up for freedom of belief   The Federal Government has been urged by Christian school groups not to allow LGBTIQ+ lobby groups to attack people of faith and divert the discussion around religious freedom.   The groups, which represent schools chosen by parents of more … Continued

Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme transitioning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community control

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Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA), alongside partners the National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners (NAATSIHWP) and Rural Doctors Network (RDN), is excited to be announced as the successful provider of the Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme (PHMSS), as the scholarships transition to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community control … Continued

RMIT staff to strike for whole week after 1000 days without new pay deal

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RMIT University staff will launch a week-long strike over management’s failure to offer a decent pay rise during a cost-of-living crisis. National Tertiary Education Union members will go on strike for the entire working week from Monday when they will vote on a no-confidence motion in RMIT Vice-Chancellor Alec Cameron. Despite the existing enterprise agreement … Continued