Teaching graduates all trained up with nowhere to go
NSW universities are producing more teaching graduates than the state’s school system is able to accommodate, figures show.
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NSW school admin program blows out to $752m
The cost of the NSW Education Department’s school administration computer program has reached $752m – nearly double its original budget.
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NSW embarks on record education spend
As part of its 2016-17 Budget, NSW will spend $1bn to improve infrastructure and manage unprecedented enrolments.
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Ex-ABC boss to head NSW Education Department
Mark Scott, who spent 10 years as the ABC’s managing director, is about to take up his new role as head of the NSW Department of Education.
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The Educator Weekend Wrap: NAPLAN begins, play enters disputed territory & calls for ‘urgent’ plan
Making news this week, NAPLAN kicks off, a school play turns controversial and an education leader calls for an ‘urgent national plan’ for schools.
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NAPLAN begins as govt launches maths push
The NSW Government has announced a maths and science push as more than one million students begin this year’s NAPLAN exams.
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Govt announces ATAR crackdown
The Federal Government is cracking down on universities enrolling students with ATAR scores well below the advertised cut off for courses.
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Education Minister warns of ‘historic mistake’
The Federal Government risks making the biggest mistake in education history if it shifts responsibility for school funding to the states, an Education Minister warns.
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Minister hits back over govt’s funding criticism
A state education minister has responded to claims made by the Federal Government that the states are not investing enough money in their schools.
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Teachers blast ‘ideological’ review into school system
A government review into the NSW education system is more about ideology than improving student outcomes, warn the state’s teachers.