Playing catch-up to Asia risky, warns expert
By trying to play catch-up to Asia’s education test scores, Australian students risk burnout and depression, warns an education expert.
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NAPLAN changes to boost quality of education
NAPLAN’s transition online will improve Australia’s global competitiveness in education, ACARA’s CEO tells The Educator.
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Educators: NAPLAN should include critical thinking, creativity
Educators say that if NAPLAN wants to measure student learning properly, big changes must be made.
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Public vs private report overlooks ‘complexity’ of schooling
Don’t write off private schools because of a “narrow measure” says a leading voice in private education.
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The benefits of private schooling in a “shrinking global environment”
Despite negative headlines, there is a vast array of significant benefits to a private education, says Ron Gorman, director of the Association of Independent Schools WA (AISWA).
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Private school fees turning parents away
High fees are causing parents to send their kids to public rather than private schools in increasing numbers.
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Principals expand horizons with revolutionary program
The rapid growth of a global peer-shadowing program is taking principals’ professional networking opportunities to a new level.
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$1bn Gonski redistribution plan has private schools fuming
One political party’s plan to make Gonski funding more equitable has angered some prominent independent school bodies.
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Beyond Knox: what to do if a teacher is reported
The procedures that govern a school’s response to teacher misconduct are strict and unequivocal in both the public and private sector.
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Threat of violence forces schools to beef up security
Security guards to be deployed in 'high risk' schools amid fears of racially fuelled violence