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Productivity Commission Releases Report on Government Services 29 January 2010 The Productivity Commission’s annual Report on Government Services (ROGS) 2010 has indicated that the Victorian Government continues to spend less per student on education than other states and territories. Read more here... Independent Schools Victoria's Comment on the My School Website 29 January 2010 The Chief Executive of Independent Schools Victoria, Ms Michelle Green, writes an open letter to parents about the Australian Government's My School website. Read Ms Green's letter here… 28 January 2010 Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown that the number of students enrolled in Australian independent schools continued to grow in 2009. Read more here… Research Released on Coping with Bullying 17 January 2010 The Australian Government Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Ms Julia Gillard, has released research into a conciliation method for resolving cases of bullying without the use of punishment. Read more here…
24 February 2010 The Australian Government Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Ms Julia Gillard, indicated at her National Press Club address that all Australian students would receive a unique student identifier, which would facilitate to tracking of their academic progress throughout their school and tertiary education. Read more here... 24 February 2010 Also in her address to the National Press Club, the Australian Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Ms Julia Gillard, announced that a draft copy of the National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST) was expected to be released in March 2010 for consultation. Read more here... Australian Government to Provide Funding for ICT Professional Development 18 February 2010 The Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Ms Julia Gillard, has announced that the Australian Government will allocate $40 million to provide professional development for teachers in information and communication technology. Read more here... Victorian Schools Gain Access to New Educational Web Portal 16 February 2010 The Victorian Minister for Education, Ms Bronwyn Pike, and the Australian Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Mr Stephen Conroy, have launched a new education website portal. Read more here... Survey Investigates Parental Attitudes to Independent Schools 16 February 2010 Research conducted by the Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales, the Association of Independent Schools of South Australia and Independent Schools Queensland has found that the majority of parents support government funding for non-government schools. Read more here... 11 February 2010 Each year the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) recognises that students adversely affected by illness, disability or other factors might require special Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) examination arrangements. Read more here... Pilot Cybersafety Project to be Introduced in Australian Schools 10 February 2010 The Australian Government Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Ms Julia Gillard, has launched a national pilot project to address cyberbullying and cybersafety in schools. Read more here… Australian Government Provides Additional Funding for Disadvantaged Schools 7 February 2010 The Australian Government Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Ms Julia Gillard, has announced that the Australian Government will allocate $11 million to support literacy and numeracy programs in 110 Australian schools. Read more here…
Students with Disabilities Seek Legislation Changes 18 March 2010 Hundreds of children with disabilities from government and non-government schools, along with their parents and teachers, marched on Parliament House this week, demanding that the Australian Government include extra funding for special needs schools in its education revolution. Read more here... 17 March 2010 The Australian Government and Coalition have finally resolved a Parliamentary impasse over changes to student income support. Read more here... 3 March 2010 Following the roll out of the Australian Government’s controversial My School website, the Australian Government Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Ms Julia Gillard, has outlined plans to expand the government’s transparency and accountability agenda with the development of an equivalent site for Australian universities. Read more here... Australian Curriculum Consultation 1 March 2010 The proposed national curriculum is an opportunity to examine subjects and teaching practices to identify ways of achieving better educational outcomes in Australia - writes Michelle Green, Chief Executive, Independent Schools Victoria. Read more here...
Geography Curriculum due to be Released Next Year 27 April 2010 More than 150 geography teachers and field specialists attended a forum in Sydney this week to discuss the draft geography curriculum with the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority. Read more here... School Funding Review must not be a Carve-Up of Dollars 16 April 2010 The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Ms Julia Gillard, has announced a review into school funding in Australia. Read the Independent Schools Victoria media release here (PDF)... Australian Government set to Create a BER Taskforce 13 April 2010 The Australian Government Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Ms Julia Gillard, has announced that the Rudd Government will set up a taskforce to investigate allegations that the Building the Education Revolution program is being rorted. Read more here...
Victorian Government to Improve Educational Opportunities for Regional Students As part of its plan to attract more people to regional Victoria, the Victorian Government has announced that it will provide $103.6 million to improve educational opportunities outside of Melbourne. Read more here... Science National Curriculum Changes Called For The Science Teachers’ Association of Victoria has called for a number of changes to the Australian Curriculum in its submission to the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Read more here... Results from the 2009 On Track Survey of school leavers has indicated that non-government school students are still more likely to go to university than government school students, but that more students overall are undertaking tertiary study. Read more here... English and Arts National Curriculum Discussions A submission on the national English curriculum has expressed concern that the requirement to teach phonics has not received enough prominence, and that it is ‘submerged in a sea of competing strategies’. Read more here..
Coalition Student Disability Funding is an Important First Step 30 July 2010 The Coalition’s election commitment of $314 million for students with disabilities is an important first step in overcoming an ongoing and long-term problem. Click here to read Independent Schools Victoria Media Release (PDF). AEU Deliberately Distorting School Funding Discussion 28 July 2010 By releasing today another version of its McMorrow report, the Australian Education Union is again deliberately distorting discussion of funding education in Australia. Click here to read Independent Schools Victoria Media Release (PDF). Give Schools the Power to do Well 21 July 2010 Kevin Donnelly's article brings into question the prevailing thought that Independent schools are just for wealthy high achievers. Research from both here and abroad provides evidence to suggest a contrary view. Click here to read Kevin Donnelly's article. Coalition Promises to Extend Education Tax Refund to Include School Fees 21 July 2010 The Leader of the Opposition, Mr Tony Abbott, and the Shadow Minister for Education, Mr Christopher Pyne have announced that, if elected, the Coalition would expand the Education Tax Refund, as well as increasing the rebate for eligible families. Read more here... 20 July 2010 Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the Minister for Education, Mr Simon Crean, have announced that, if re-elected, the Australian Labor Party would provide $3.1 million over two years to offer National Trade Cadetships for students in years 9 to 12. Read more here... Congratulations to Premier's VCE Awards Winners 13 July 2010 Independent Schools Victoria today congratulated 184 high-performing students from Independent schools who received awards for all-round achievement in English, maths, foreign languages and other VCE studies. Click here to read the Independent Schools Victoria Media Release (PDF)... Independent Schools Victoria Welcome Coalition Policy Independent Schools Victoria has welcomed the commitment by the Shadow Minister for Education, Mr Christopher Pyne, that a Coalition Government would make no changes to current arrangements governing the management of federal funding for non-government school buildings. Click here to read the Independent Schools Victoria Media Release (PDF)... Australian Government Released Terms of Reference for Funding Review The new Federal Minister for Education, Mr Simon Crean, has released the final terms of reference for the Australian Government’s Review of School Funding. The terms of reference state that the purpose of the review will be to ‘provide recommendations to the Minister for Education on the future funding arrangements for schooling in Australia for the period beyond 2012. Read more here...
Greens and Independent Education Policies Call Non-Government Schools Funding in Question 31 August 2010 The Coalition’s education spokesman, Mr Christopher Pyne, has argued that parents of students at non-government schools should be concerned about the Australian Greens’ education policies in light of the agreement that they signed to support the Australian Labor Party in the Australian Parliament. Read more here... Computing Studies Hours to be Reduced under National Curriculum 31 August 2010 The Australian newspaper has reported that the draft national curriculum for information and communications technology would reduce the contact hours for computer studies for many Australian students. Read more here... Volunteer Work to Contribute to Students' HECS Debt 19 August 2010 The Coalition has announced their plan to implement a pilot scheme that will provide university students with the opportunity to offset a portion of the HECS debt with volunteer work. Read more here... Labor to Introduce Financial Literacy in the Australian Curriculum 18 August 2010 The Prime Minister, Ms Julia Gillard, has promised that the national mathematics curriculum will include a component that will require schools to teach children how to manage money. Read more here... Greens must Clarify Education Fudning Policy 15 August 2010 Education is too important for there to be any confusion in election policies and the Australian Greens Party must tell voters where it stands on funding for non-government schools. Download Independent Schools Victoria's Media Release here (PDF)... Coalition's Better Teaching Reward Fund Welcome 13 August 2010 The Coalition’s expanded and enhanced education policy announced today is welcome, particularly as it contains a commitment to provide financial recognition for quality teachers. Download Independent Schools Victoria's Media Release here (PDF)... VTAC to Explore Potential Future Changes to Admissions Policies 11 August 2010 The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) has released a discussion paper outlining key indicators which show that VTAC may need to reconsider its policies and procedures post 2012. Read more here... Labor Outlines National School Reform Plan 9 August 2010 The Prime Minister, Ms Julia Gillard, has announced a series of election promises, based around the Australian Labor Party’s (ALP) National School Reform Plan. Read more here... Coalition to Expand Youth Allowance 8 August 2010 The Leader of the Australian Nationals, Mr Warren Truss, and the Shadow Minister for Education, Mr Christopher Pyne, have announced that the Coalition would change the eligibility criteria for the Youth Allowance, to make it easier for students from regional areas to access the program. Read more here... ALP Announces Policy to Encourage Sporting Students to Stay in School 8 August 2010 The Australian Labor Party has released a policy to address truancy and student retention that would prevent students from participating in weekend sport if they failed to attend school. Read more here... Funding for Non-Government schools Confirmed for 2013 4 August 2010 The Prime Minister, Ms Julia Gillard, and the Minister for Education, Mr Simon Crean, have announced that they intend to extend the current funding quadrennium to the end of 2013 in order to provide schools with funding certainty. Read more here...
Labor must keep its Education Promises Despite Greens' Pressure 2 September 2010 In the event that a minority Labor Government is returned to power it must keep its election commitment to the non-government education sector despite any pressure from the Australian Greens, says Michelle Green, Chief Executive, Independent Schools Victoria. Download Independent Schools Victoria's Media Release here... (PDF) Labor Green Alliance Knife at the Throat of Non-Government Schools 1 September 2010 Parents who scrimp and save to send their children to a non-government school would be rightly alarmed by the fusion today between the Labor Party and the Greens, says Christopher Pyne, Shadow Minister for Education. Download Christopher Pyne's Media Release here... (PDF)
Independent School Parents in Victoria are Financially Disadvantaged 26 October 2010 Parents and students choosing a school in Victoria that best serves their need are disadvantaged because the Victorian Government provides the lowest funding to Independent schools of any state or territory in Australia, says Michelle Green, Chief Executive, Independent Schools Victoria. Download Independent Schools Victoria's Media Release here... (PDF) Parents Council Criticises Education Union for Misleading Funding Information 25 October 2010 The Australian Parents Council (APC) has strongly criticised the Australian Education Union (AEU) for continuing to ‘disseminate distorted and misleading school funding information’. Read more here... Council of Australian Government Report Queries the Reliability of National NAPLAN Results 22 October 2010 A report released by the Council of Australian Government’s (COAG) Reform Council has expressed concern that the number of Australian students who do not participate in NAPLAN testing may undermine the ability to compare the performance of students in different states and different school sectors. Read more here... Independent Schools Critical of the My School Website 14 October 2010 Independent Schools Victoria has raised concerns about the inclusion of school financial information on the My School website because it would not provide an accurate picture of schools’ financial situation. Read more here...
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