The 2015 NAPLAN National Report released today shows while there are some areas of improvement in student literacy and numeracy outcomes we can and must do better. The Turnbull Government is committed to improving the literacy and numeracy outcomes for school students throughout Australia. Without these key foundation skills students face challenges in successfully progressing…
Subject: literacy and numeracy standards among trainee teachers E&OE… John Compere: Almost one in ten trainee teachers, eight per cent of teachers, do not make the grade when it comes to the basics of literacy and numeracy, which, when you think the job of teachers is to help kids acquire the same skills, this is…
The Turnbull Government has thrown its support behind an initiative to provide more Australian children with an opportunity to learn how to code and be creative in digital environments. The Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham today marked the first anniversary of Code Club Australia with a $500,000 commitment to expand their teaching…
Nine out of ten teaching students have passed an Australian-first pilot test to evaluate their literacy and numeracy skills. Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham said the test was implemented to ensure that future teaching graduates are in the top 30 per cent of the population in personal literacy and numeracy skills. Minister…
Building on opportunities in education, training and skills with one of Australia’s closest regional neighbours were the focus today of bilateral meetings between Australian and Indonesian Education ministers. Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham, and Minister for Tourism and International Education Senator Richard Colbeck, today met Indonesian Minister for Education and Culture Dr…
Subject: Code Club Australia E&OE… Annie Parker: My name’s Annie Parker, I’m the founder of Code Club Australia. It’s a pleasure to have everybody here today, and especially to welcome Trent Zimmerman and the Minister for Education to see one of our… one of our newest Code Club’s actually. These guys have only been up…
Subject: Pilot literacy and numeracy test for teaching graduates E&OE… Matthew Abraham: Simon Birmingham is the Education Minister, Minister welcome. Simon Birmingham: Merry Christmas, Matt and Dave. Matthew Abraham: No, Simon Birmingham. You don’t … David Bevan: Nice try. Simon Birmingham: I don’t get the ham? Matthew Abraham: You don’t win… David Bevan: You don’t…
E&OE… SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Well thank you very much Aiden for that welcome as the Chief Executive of the Australian Research Council. It is a delight to work with you and your team and to have you administering this very important grant. Professor Sandra Harding, the Vice-Chancellor of James Cook University, Professor Willie Schofield, the Director…