Sydney unis consider more cuts, including religion and theatre
The University of Sydney is considering closing its departments of studies in religion – one of the last devoted to the secular study of faith in Australia – and theatre and performance as it looks to cut costs. The University of Technology is also flagging at least...
Calls for NAPLAN to be replaced with national bank of class tests
The Gonski Institute for Education wants governments to dump NAPLAN and replace it with a national online library of tests and questions, which teachers could use whenever they wanted and the results could be turned around quickly so students had useful feedback....
Why the Algebra Club is the most popular activity at Fairvale High School
At Fairvale High School, the most popular after-school activity for year 10 students is the Algebra Club. It is entirely voluntary and involves an age group that can be difficult to get out of bed, let alone to an extra maths class. Yet around 50 students attend each...
New school maths course to teach students how to budget and read their payslip
NSW will introduce a new year 11 and 12 HSC maths course to help students master the everyday numeracy skills they will need in their adult lives, such as understanding taxes, making a budget and keeping accounts. An evaluation of the numeracy course found it...
Students starting without the basics leading to poor results in world maths tests
The high number of children beginning school without basic literacy and numeracy skills, such as recognising letters and numbers, is contributing to Australia’s poor results in international primary school maths tests. An analysis of the results also found almost a...
Pathway Opens for New Class of Cops
Whiz Kids Shine
They wear Olympic colours and they train around the clock. But these Canberra teens are not your typical elite athletes. Read the full article from the Chronicle – 26 June – here.
Bright sparks make the connection
The ability to “speak apprentice” is one of Geoff Clisby’s most effective tools when training the next generation of electricians. Clisby, who teaches subjects in the Certificate III Electrotechnology course at Chisholm Institute, says his background in the trade...
New learning centre opens in Tuggeranong
The $5.9 million Centre for Innovation and Learning at Caroline Chisholm School was opened today. The centre will provide students and teachers at Tuggeranong public schools, and in the wider ACT public schools network, with access to facilities where they...
Review to bring students back to STEM
Schools, universities and the ATAR system are driving students away from vital science, maths and technology subjects, according to chief scientist Alan Finkel, who has strongly defended the importance of STEM in a report to the country’s education ministers. Dr...