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TAFE Teachers to strike on Thursday Posted: 09 February 2010
TAFE teachers across NSW will strike for 24 hours on Thursday 11 February. [ READ MORE ] |
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Faxstream re: Update on League Tables Posted: 05 February 2010
The launch of the Federal Government's 'My School' website last week immediately led to invalid comparisons, the publication of simplistic league tables across Australia, the naming of the supposedly 'best' and 'worst' schools, and unwarranted damage to the reputations of many schools and their students. [ READ MORE ] |
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Vic teachers told to teach to the test Posted: 05 February 2010
A leaked Victorian Department of Education memo, revealed by two newspapers this morning, has made a lie of official denials that publication of data from the My School website will lead to the narrowing of the curriculum and "suck the oxygen" out of primary school classrooms. [ READ MORE ] |
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Special Education Inquiry Posted: 05 February 2010
Faxstream re: Submission to the inquiry into the provision of Education to Students with a Disability for Special Needs [ READ MORE ] |
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No League Tables Media Conference Posted: 30 January 2010
Edited highlights of the media conference held by Teachers, Principals and Parent Groups in response to the publication of League Tables by major newspapers. [ READ MORE ] |
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United Kingdom League tables in England Posted: 09 February 2010
Secondary school league tables: 247 schools face threat of closure [ Full Story ] |
United Kingdom Over 300,000 teachers will vote on boycott of Sats Posted: 27 January 2010
The National Union of Teachers and the National Association of Head Teachers, whose memberships make up the majority of the profession, want ministers to replace the tests, which are taken by 11-year-olds in English and maths with teacher assessment.
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Haiti Haitian teacher unionists found alive Posted: 19 January 2010
Education International is happy to report that two more leaders of its Haitian affiliate are confirmed to have survived the massive earthquake that devastated the capital Port-au-Prince last week. [ Full Story ] |
United Kingdom Ed Balls accused of wasting £1bn on red tape Posted: 12 January 2010
Clauses in the bill would introduce New York-style report cards for primary and secondary schools. These would include test scores, ratings of how quickly children progress at a school and measures of how happy they are according to parent and pupil surveys.
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