Bill Shorten, Chris Bowen and Kate Ellis have today demonstrated that Labor either don't have the faintest idea of how our school education system is structured in Australia or that they are hell-bent on telling lies all the way to the election. “Malcolm Turnbull has today said that he will abandon school education…
The Turnbull Government has named the group of experts who will map out Australia’s research priorities over the coming decade. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the new Expert Working Group would help set the future direction of national research infrastructure after the Turnbull Government gave the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy…
A new report out today has confirmed that despite ever-increasing record levels of funding, the learning gaps of Australian students from different backgrounds continue to grow while our international rankings slip. Australia’s education spending is at record levels that the OECD acknowledges as above the average yet the Grattan Institute’s Widening Gaps report shows…
Simon Birmingham: Students have every right to feel safe in our schools in their most important learning environments. They have every right to be safe from bullying, from homophobia, they have every right to feel included in every activity in that school environment. They also have every right to be safe from inappropriate material, material that…
Simon Birmingham: The Turnbull Government has clear policies to fix the broken child care system, and the only thing standing in the way of those policies are the Labor Party, Greens and an obstructionist senate. We’re willing to invest, and planning to invest, $3 billion extra to help families pay for the cost of child…
Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the Turnbull Government is pushing its child care reforms as quickly as possible but that Labor and the Greens are stinging families and taxpayers with delaying tactics. Minister Birmingham said the Turnbull Government has consistently said it wants to implement sweeping child care reforms but that…
Every student has a right to feel safe at school. Tolerance should be taught in our schools and homophobia should be no more accepted than racism. Students grappling with personal issues, including questions of sexual identity, deserve to be supported and deserve to be able to access the best information, advice and support. Students should…
A record number of parents and families are taking advantage of early education and child care programmes according to a new report. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the data from the ABS’ Preschool Education, Australia, 2015 publication showed the Government’s Universal Access Agreement has encouraged an additional 16,088 children into early childhood…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Address to the Independent Schools Council of Australia (ISCA) & Assoc of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA) National Education Forum – Schools education policy, state and territory schools funding and the role of the independent school sector 15/03/2016 Simon Birmingham: Thank you, thank you so very much for that welcome. Ladies…
Two teachers from Victoria and WA have been recognised in a prestigious competition this morning for their outstanding work and contributions to teaching in Australia. Perth primary school teacher Richard Johnson was among the top 10 finalists for the $1 million Global Teacher Prize while Christian Williams from Ashburton in Victoria also made it into…