AUSSIE EDUCATOR

This Period

14-21 September 2023

Universities

• Eliminating the F-word : No more failure ? [21/9]
• Higher education reforms : who wants what ? [20/9]
• Full Marks for ITE [20/9]
• Australian Catholic U dims its beacon of civilisation [20/9]
• Trainee teachers lament ‘woke indoctrination’ [20/9]
• Group of Eight Principles on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence [20/9]
• Universities Australia launches the Shaping Australia Awards [20/9]
• UNSW leaps to top in rank for excellence - Best Business Schools [20/9]
• Aspiring Educators Choosing Regional Experiences [19/9]
• New University Hub boosts higher education in Kimberley [19/9]
• Equitable access to work-integrated learning is finally on the agenda in Australia [19/9]
• The university degrees getting harder – and easier – to get into [18/9]
• Inquiry blasts universities’ response to sexual violence [17/9]
• With Universities in crisis, democracy is under threat [16/9]
• ‘Informed minds’ trump ‘job-ready graduates’ : Menzies lesson [15/9]
• Statement : Publication of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee’s report into current and proposed sexual consent laws [15/9]
• Senate committee calls universities to account on sexual violence and slams TEQSA [15/9]

International Students

• Connecting International Students With Careers [19/9]
• International Students Hit All-Time High During Australia’s Worst Housing Crisis in Decades [14/9]

Schools

• Free short courses to help teachers in the classroom [21/9]
• Consultation now open for the next phase of the Australian Curriculum Languages being reviewed [21/9]
• Schools to access new mental health resources [20/9]
• What the 2023-24 NSW Budget means for the state’s schools [20/9]
• What helps students cope with academic setbacks ? Our research shows a sense of belonging at school is key [19/9]
• The importance of formative assessment and the place for it in our schools [19/9]
• ACU Centre to advance reading instruction and student outcomes [19/9]
• New Resource for teachers to support Australian students with their Mental Health and Wellbeing [18/9]
• Books aren’t The Enemy. Smartphones Are [18/9]
• Top Perth private schools charging parents $8 000 just to secure a spot [18/9]
• 70% of Australian students with a disability are excluded at school – the next round of education reforms can fix this [18/9]
• How NSW is identifying and supporting future principals [18/9]
• Building resilient future leaders in the face of digital transformation [17/9]
• Minns government finds $1.4bn in education to fund teacher wage increase [15/9]
• WA District High Schools Receive funding boost for Student Services [15/9]
• Civics education should not be an optional extra [15/9]
• How teachers can help young people evaluate online content in a post-truth world [14/9]
• The Fallacy of the Genetic Determination of Inherent Cognitive Abilities [14/9]
• “Our last, best chance” : How our schools must change to help the most disadvantaged [14/9]
• Teachers spending their own money due to underfunding [14/9]
• Greens Challenge Labor, Seek to Scrap Public School Funding Cap [14/9]

Early Childhood

• Bluey teaches children and parents alike about how play supports creativity – and other life lessons [19/9]
• How to stop your team from stressing about Assessment & Rating in Early Education [15/9]

Vocational Education

• Why being a tradie might be a better option than a lawyer [19/9]
• Women Sweep Top Honours at the 2023 NSW Training Awards [15/9]
• Revitalising National Planning in Vocational Education and Training [14/9]

Other

• ‘Mum, can you play with me ?’ It’s important to play with your kids but let them make the rules [20/9]
• More than ½ of Australia believe free Uni and TAFE will solve skills shortages [20/9]
• Ed/Tech must-reads - by Colin Simpson [19/9]

7-14 September 2023

Universities

• Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report - Business Council of Australia [13/9]
• Critical Indigenous Studies : overcoming exclusion [13/9]
• Regionals say no to mega bush uni [13/9]
• Rich inner city elites still rule the roost at university [12/9]
• Demand for university-educated workers grows [12/9]
• Victorian government announces free uni degrees, covered living costs for high school teaching course [12/9]
• Student support rules ‘may stifle recruitment‘ [8/9]
• What’s Going On With Unpaid University Internships in Australia ? [8/9]
• Draft national science and research priorities [7/9]

International Students

• Australia to boost education links with Southeast Asia in new regional plan [8/9]
• Australia’s average visa processing time down to 16 days [7/9]
• Australian unis warn of transnational education pitfalls [7/9]

Schools

• Will free teaching degrees fix the teacher shortage ? It’s more complicated than that [13/9]
• Soaring salaries place Australian teachers top of the class [13/9]
• The hospital schools bringing education to sick children for over 100 years [13/9]
• Power of play can motivate teachers and students – study [12/9]
• $942 million to fix literacy [12/9]
• School libraries are an ally to students needing an escape. We can’t let them vanish [12/9]
• How this principal turned the tables in a disadvantaged community [12/9]
• The good news about recent NAPLAN results [12/9]
• Failing education standards has been a ‘known’ problem for decades [11/9]
• Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards presented by Schools Plus [11/9]
• Severe staffing shortage forcing more Queensland schools to hire undertrained teachers [11/9]
• Relationships key to improved maths outcomes – experts [11/9]
• Parents paying a high price for school failures [11/9]
• Literacy levels ‘sabotaging’ students’ future [11/9]
• NSW Maths curriculum revamp needs to challenge students [11/9]
• On closing the divide between city and country students in Australia, we keep repeating past mistakes [11/9]
• Less work, more play : The change WA’s youngest students need to thrive in school [11/9]
• Finding a class which teaches phonics a ‘lottery’ for Australian parents [11/9]
• Sports schools are on the rise, but what’s next when students graduate [10/9]
• A reading revolution is underway in many Australian schools but classes are still a ‘lottery’ for parents [10/9]
• $10 000 pay rise for teachers as minister orders bureaucrats to find cuts [9/9]
• Lost in space : Open-plan classrooms can leave children adrift [9/9]
• How edtech can ease the burden for busy teachers and leaders [8/9]
• Therapy dogs enhancing student wellbeing [8/9]
• ‘Am I being irrational and a difficult parent ?’ : Mum’s ADHD struggle [8/9]

Early Childhood

• Toddlers learn to reason logically before they learn to speak, new study finds [12/9]
• Singapore mandates CCTV for ECEC services from 1 July 2024 : is Australia next ? [11/9]
• Nearly 500 000 kids go to after school care – it needs to be more than a babysitting service [8/9]

Vocational Education

• Pace of change means Vocational Training Focus [13/9]
• Skills assessment reform for migrants and local businesses [12/9]
• Vocational reforms do the job for Victorian students [8/9]

Other

• Student support : pros and cons of the government’s reforms [13/9]
• Ed/Tech must-reads - by Colin Simpson [12/9]
• Sweden brings back books, handwriting to schools [11/9]
• What you ‘do’ in life is a decision you might make more than once. It’s OK not to know [10/9]
• Beyond reading and writing: reframing literacy [8/9]