The Australian Labor Party (ALP) will offer Australia’s “top achievers” bursaries of up to $40,000 to encourage them to consider a career in education, Tanya Plibersek, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Education and Training, has announced today.

Spensley Street outside school hours care (OSHC) co-ordinator Lisa Heard describes deleting the quality improvement plan (QIP) for her service as “the best thing” she ever did, and an integral part of supporting her service to move from a rating of “working towards” to “exceeding” the National Quality Standards (NQS).  

Should Labor Government be successful in winning the upcoming New South Wales election, it has pledged to make TAFE study free for more than 600,000 certificate level places, including early childhood education and care (ECEC), in a bid to combat skills shortages expected over the next decade.

Professional development is needed to increase educator knowledge about behaviour in children with autism who are experiencing anxiety, researchers from Queensland’s Griffith University have said.

A lack of diverse books is failing children from minority backgrounds. This is something that should concern all Australians.