Archived News for Education Sector Professionals - April, 2013
The Queensland Government has announced ‘sweeping reforms’ aimed at strengthening discipline in Queensland’s state schools by giving greater power to principals and cutting red tape.
SA announces new literacy and numeracy strategy
South Australia has launched its new Numeracy and Literacy Strategy over the last week, with the State Government claiming that it will see a significant improvement to NAPLAN results and will set annual academic targets and deliver increased information sharing with parents.
Government appoints Services Leaders Group
A number of top executives from the nation’s business, unions and research community have been appointed to the Australian Government’s Services Leaders Group, with the mandate to provide expert advice on enhancing the international competitiveness of Australia’s services sector.
New research collaboration to deliver air and water assessment
A new research collaboration between the University of Queensland and three leading research institutes in Brazil will seek to deliver groundbreaking new guidelines to assess air and water quality in mining regions.
Researchers close to Alzheimer's blood test
Australian researchers are inching closer to being able to conduct a blood test to for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease thanks to a breakthrough by a CSRIO team.
$51 million for Victorian school maintenance
The Victorian Government has announced it will chip in $51.5 million to help rebuild or replace every government school building in poor condition.
Government welcomes new OECD education report
The Federal Government has welcomed a new international report that it claims gives its education reforms the ‘tick of approval’ from the Organisation for Economic Co-Development (OECD).
Nominations open for top adult educators
The Victorian Government has called on adult education participants, educators and organisations to nominate for this year’s Victorian Learn Local Awards.
Swinburne opens new training centre
Local school leavers will soon be benefiting from a range of new services provided in the Knox Innovation, Opportunity and Sustainability Centre (KIOSC) after it’s official opening in Melbourne earlier this week.
NSW signs up to Gonski
New South Wales has become the first state to sign up to the Federal Government’s contentious Gonski reforms of school funding.
More Australian kids finishing Year 12 finds ABS
More young Australians are completing Year 12 or an equivalent school or non-school qualification, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Victoria outlines VET expectations
The Victorian Government has set out the requirements for the state’s vocational training providers with a new statement of expectations.
Gonskis flawed finds Melbourne study
The much-debated Gonski Report into school funding rests atop five faulty assumptions that undermine its effectiveness as an education policy, a new University of Melbourne study has found.
Government announces capital funding for non-government schools
The Federal Government has announced it will continue its capital funding program for non-government schools, with Parliamentary Secretary for School Education Jacinta Collins outlining a $134 million Capital Grants Program.
Queensland tables TAFE reform
The Queensland Government has tabled legislation before Parliament that will see TAFE Queensland established as a new independent statutory body.
Victoria announces new TAFE chair appointments
The Victorian Government has announced the appointment of chairs of the state’s 14 TAFE institute boards following the unceremonious sacking of seven chairs in late March.
$30 million to revitalise Newcastle Uni
The Federal Government has announced Newcastle University and Newcastle’s Civic Precinct will undergo a ‘major transformation’ following a $30 million funding injection.
Government unveils funding program
The Federal Government has unveiled its new school education funding program, saying it will ensure the ‘proper resourcing’ of the sector for generations to come.
SA announces changes to education department
The South Australian Government has announced reforms to the Department for Education and Child Development (DECD) that it says will improve the ways in which children are educated for, cared for and protected.
Evaluation the way to go finds OECD
More and more countries are measuring the performance of teachers and schools as a key plank in education reform, a new report from the Organization for Economic Co-Development has concluded.
Government names SA ILNNP funding
The Federal Government has released a list of 233 South Australian schools that have been chosen to receive extra funding under the Improving Literacy and Numeracy National Partnership (ILNNP).