September 2010     Minister for School Education Peter Garrett today praised the efforts of teachers, students and parents for their part in trialling Australia’s first national curriculum.  ...read more »

September 2010     The Department of Education and Training’s secure, web-based OneSchool system has created more opportunities for Queensland state school teachers to help students by providing a rich picture of each student’s progress from Prep to Year 12.  ...read more »

September 2010     The importance of a higher education has been underlined by new research conducted by Graduate Careers Australia (GCA) and presented in its new Beyond Graduation report.  ...read more »

September 2010     The Summary Report for the 2010 National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), has been released, revealing that at least 90 per cent of students are at or above the national minimum standard in almost all areas tested.  ...read more »

September 2010     The Prime Minister Julia Gillard has divided her old portfolio into two, with Peter Garrett taking the Schools, Early Childhood and Youth Portfolio, while Chris Evans becomes the Minister for Jobs, Skills and Workplace Relations.  ...read more »

August 2010     A total of $6 million will be invested over four years to help schools combat bullying, including cyber bullying and to employ extra school psychologists, says the Tasmanian Minister for Education and Skills, Lin Thorp.  ...read more »

August 2010     Principals in all SA public schools will have more authority to recruit the staff that best suit their schools’ needs under State Government reforms to refresh and revitalise public schools.  ...read more »

August 2010     Low expectations are contributing to the under-performance of Australian students in school mathematics according to the chief executive of the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), Professor Geoff Masters.  ...read more »

August 2010     The Gillard Government will be giving Principals and parents a bigger say in how schools are run. Under the Empowering Local Schools reform, participating schools will have greater responsibility over school budgets, selecting and employing teachers and staff and identifying funding priorities. This will drive improvements in students’ achievements and enable schools to better meet the needs of students.
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July 2010     South Australia’s biggest ever push to improve the science knowledge of our primary school children has passed a major test with more than 5000 primary school teachers completing extra specialist science training courses.

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