Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten delivered his budget reply in parliament overnight and put funding for education, particularly STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) education, down as a top priority. Read more
Putting disability educating funding on Pyne’s agenda
Federal President for the Australian Education Union Correna Haythorpe, together with a delegation of parents and students, is scheduled to meet with Education Minister Christopher Pyne and Labor leader Bill Shorten in Canberra to put disability education funding back at the centre of the conversation. Read more
Federal Government hints at taking a step back from education
The Federal Government has given a strong indication that education policy and delivery will remain the responsibility of the states and territories in its issues paper titled Roles and Responsibilities in Education. Read more
How do we increase participation rates in STEM subjects?
There has been significant recent press coverage given to the decline in the number of students taking advanced maths or science subjects both in the later years of secondary schooling and at university. Read more
NAPLAN to be delivered online from 2016
Australian school students will sit their NAPLAN tests online from 2016, the Federal Government has announced. Read more
Federal Government education system review revealed
The Federal Government has released the long-awaited Review of the Australian Curriculum which has revealed the curriculum is overcrowded and not enough time is spent on numeracy and literacy. Read more