COVID and schools: Australia is about to feel the full brunt of its teacher shortage
The Omicron wave is likely to exacerbate Australia's existing teacher shortages and demanding workloads, reports The Conversation and ABC News.
Schools risk our next-gen security: Alan Tudge
Alan Tudge will push for more far-reaching changes to the draft national curriculum in a speech to the Centre for independent Studies, reports The Australian.
Curriculum must be improved
Parents, students and employers owe Education Minister Alan Tudge a debt of gratitude for his refusal to wave through the draft curriculum presented to him by ACARA, writes The Australian. [...]
NSW government has ‘significant concerns’ with national curriculum
SMH reports the NSW government has identified “significant concerns” with proposed changes to the national maths curriculum, echoing concerns made by the Education Minister and AMSI.
Schools struggle as maths, science teachers in short supply
Herald Sun Education Reporter, Suzan Delibasic, has reported on new data by the Australian Education Union revealing more than two in five Victorian principals say maths and sciences classes are [...]
‘Worrying’ STEM teacher shortage with pressure felt in rural and remote schools
AMSI commentary has been included in an ABC Online report on Australian teacher shortages. Digital Reporter Antonia O’Flaherty, reports: “Almost half of Australian school principals [...]
Sum of all fears: Why Australia’s maths problem is getting worse
A report by Jordan Baker, Education Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald. “Australia has a maths problem in its schools. The performance of the country’s students has steadily declined since [...]
Maths wars: the great divide
Rebecca Urban, National Education Correspondent at The Australian, has reported on proposed changes to Australia’s maths curriculum. Leading up to the release of the draft curriculum, and [...]
1 in 4 Australian year 8s have teachers unqualified in maths — this hits disadvantaged schools even harder
The Conversation has reported on new analysis revealing almost one in four (23%) Australian year 8 students were being taught maths in 2018 by teachers whose major qualification was in a field [...]
Curriculum changes to maths and science are not adding up to success
The Australian's National Education Correspondent, Rebecca Urban, has written a piece on the proposed changes to Australia's mathematics curriculum.
