• Emeritus Professor of Education, School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University, Griffith University
The review into teacher education says courses need to prove their graduates are classroom ready. Shutterstock

Review calls for teacher education overhaul: experts respond

A new report into teacher education in Australia has called for an overhaul of the system amid concerns students are being selected who aren’t fit to teach and some graduates are not classroom ready. The…
How can students be sure their high distinction would be a high distinction at any other university? Flickr/Alan Rampton Photography

Comparing uni grades: is a distinction always a distinction?

Perhaps the biggest concern for students in higher education aside from the cost is their grades. Grades influence retention and attrition rates, scholarships, future employability and a sense of identity…
Submissions into the teacher review close this week, but is it asking the right questions? AAP

What the review of teacher education should be asking

Teachers teach and students learn, so why the need for a review into how teachers learn? The review of teacher education announced in February seems driven largely by concerns that Australian students…
Paper and pencil NAPLAN testing will go online in 2016, but will schools be ready? bibiphoto / Shutterstock.com

NAPLAN online: will Australian schools and students be ready?

The Australian Government plans to conduct the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) online from 2016. This presents a significant challenge for Australia’s 9,500 schools. Conducting…

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