E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Caboolture Topics: School funding; Emma Husar; By-elections 24/07/2018 9:00pm Simon Birmingham: Well, it’s great to be here tonight with Big Trev Ruthenberg talking about school funding, the Turnbull Government’s fair and consistent approach to delivering record growing needs based funding to Australian schools, and supporting parents’ choice to access faith-based…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 3AW Drive with Tom Elliott Topics: Specialised STEM teachers 09/07/2018 04:09PM Tom Elliott: So the federal government has announced today that every high school in the country must now employ science and maths teachers who have actually studied these disciplines and qualified in them at a university level, which begs…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Sydney Focus with Cassie McCullagh Topics: Specialised STEM teachers 09/07/2018 10:33AM Cassie McCullagh: Well, if you’ve noticed less traffic on the road as you’re battling around Sydney this morning, that could be because it’s school holidays, and so many of the usual routes that people are on will…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Conference of the Australian Science Teachers Association Topics: Specialised STEM teachers 09/07/2018 10:00am Simon Birmingham: Good morning everybody and thanks so much for coming along. I’m thrilled to be here at University of Sydney for the Australian Science Teachers Association annual conference. The Science Teachers Association and Sydney University…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Address at the Conference of the Australian Science Teachers Association (CONASTA) 09/07/2018 09:30am Simon Birmingham: Thanks so much, Geoff [Quinton], for that welcome and I acknowledge you as the President of ASTA. Professor Trevor Hambley, Dean of Science at the University of Sydney. ASTA CEO, Vic Dobos. Margaret Shepherd, President of the…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 5AA Mornings with Graeme Goodings Topics: Specialised STEM teachers 09/07/2018 09:11AM Graeme Goodings: Now, I’ve got a confession to make, among many: I was never a great student. In fact, saying I was average is probably a bit of an overstatement. And when it came to maths and sciences –…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 9 Today with Deborah Knight Topics: Specialised STEM teachers, Super Saturday by-elections 09/07/2018 08:06 AM Deborah Knight: A major overhaul could be on the way for our schools, with plans for tougher requirements on teachers when it comes to maths and science. Education Minister Simon Birmingham joins us now.…
DetailsJoint release with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop Today we announce the successful applicants for the 2019 New Colombo Plan Mobility Program, supporting the Australian Government’s commitment to deepen two-way engagement between Australia and the Indo-Pacific. In 2019, the New Colombo Plan will support 11,817 students to take part in 792 mobility projects in 36…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Press conference, Adelaide Topics: Review into how socio-economic status (SES) scores are calculated for non-government schools; Jenny Macklin; Upcoming by-elections 06/07/2018 10:30AM Simon Birmingham: Well, thanks very much for coming. A little over 12 months ago, the Turnbull Government legislated to provide – for the first time ever – for consistent fair…
DetailsI am pleased to release the report of the independent review into how socio-economic status (SES) scores are calculated for non-government schools, which informs the base level of taxpayer funding they receive. The report recommends technical changes to one element of the formula used to distribute funding for non-government schools and systems, based on…
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