Tag: Teachers
'Little progress' on standardised science tests
A report on the Queensland Government's plan to lift education standards in primary schools has found there has been little progress on science testing.[MORE]
Indigenous ear disease rate still high
A Queensland Health worker says there are still high rates of middle-ear disease in Indigenous children in the state's remote communities.[MORE]
Union to air job concerns with school
A meeting will be held today at the Sunshine Coast Grammar School to discuss union concerns about the jobs of teaching staff. [MORE]
10-year teaching rule to go under shake-up
Teachers will not be forced to move schools every 10 years under a planned shake-up of the SA public school recruitment system.[MORE]
Education Qld moves to replace principal facing charges
Education Queensland (EQ) says it is moving to replace the principal at Townsville's Belgian Gardens State School in the state's north after he was arrested on child pornography charges.[MORE]
Trade college teachers to strike over wage dispute
Teachers at the Hunter Trade College in Maitland are planning further industrial action this week over pay and work conditions. [MORE]
Dept investigates Coober Pedy School deputy
The SA Education Department is investigating the Coober Pedy Area School's assistant principal for speaking publicly about her concerns at the school.[MORE]
UniSA teachers stop work again
Teachers at UniSA's Adelaide campuses are striking for 24 hours in their pay and conditions dispute.[MORE]
Teachers face trial by media: union
QTU says Education Department is encouraging trial by media about suspension of two teachers.[MORE]
Gillard promises $16m to transform professionals into teachers
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says a re-elected Labor Government would spend more money encouraging professionals to become classroom teachers. [MORE]
Ultranet glitch disrupts teachers' tutorial
The Victorian Government says glitches with a new online forum yesterday were an unfortunate coincidence.[MORE]
Teachers suspended over 'serious allegations'
Two Qld state school teachers have been suspended over has been described as "serious allegations of inappropriate behaviour".[MORE]
Science literacy at risk of extinction
Did humans live at the same time as dinosaurs? The answer is of course no, but about a third of Australians got it wrong in a recent survey.[MORE]
Heater issue left to cool on North Coast
The Teachers Federation says local schools may be among the last to get their un-flued gas heaters removed.[MORE]
Teachers stop work over conditions
Teachers at the Hunter Trade College in Maitland will walk off the job for four hours this morning in a dispute over working conditions. [MORE]
Teachers still struggling with special needs children
A New South Wales Parliamentary committee has heard teachers are struggling to meet the needs of students with special needs and disabilities.[MORE]
Union presses wishlist for education boss
Teachers are appealing for the next head of the education department to be someone who comes from an educational rather than an administrative background.[MORE]
Government plans LOTE teacher boost
Education Minister Geoff Wilson says between 70 and 80 extra teachers will be needed to reintroduce foreign language studies in Queensland schools.[MORE]
University link set to improve research
A collaboration between the Ballarat University and the Australian Catholic University is tipped to increase their capacity for teaching and research.[MORE]
Rural teachers need training funds: FBTA
The issue of further training for teachers across the state was discussed at the New South Wales Teachers Federation in Sydney this week.[MORE]
Year 12 worries as 'super' campus nears
Concern has been expressed that the opening of a 'super' school in Adelaide's northern suburbs next year will disrupt Year 12 students.[MORE]
Bureaucrat rejects sacking claim
The outgoing Tasmanian education department secretary has rejected suggestions he has been sacked. [MORE]
Premier sacked Smyth: Libs
The Tasmanian Opposition has accused the Premier of sacking the architect of his failed Tasmania Tomorrow education changes. [MORE]
Search on for new Education Department head
The architect of the controversial Tasmania Tomorrow changes says public backlash isn't the reason for his decision to leave the education department. [MORE]
Blame game on education failure
The Opposition says the Premier is trying to shift the blame for the failed Tasmania Tomorrow education changes to the outgoing education department head, John Smyth.[MORE]
