E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 2GB with Michael McLaren Topics: NAPLAN and Civics/Citizenship test results; 13/12/2017 03:38PM Michael McLaren: Yeah, welcome back. Look, as we flagged earlier, there’s a bit of bad news around today for our education authorities. Two key reports have been released, and they say our students’ numeracy and literacy rates are stagnating,…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Adelaide Topics: NAPLAN and Civics/Citizenship test results 13/12/2017 10:42AM Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming. Today, we release two sets of NAPLAN data: one looking at the core NAPLAN testing around reading, writing, literacy, numeracy skills, and the other a sample test around citizenship and, indeed, civics. Across the core…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Adelaide 891, Breakfast with Spence Denny Topics: Sam Dastyari; NAPLAN and Civics/Citizenship test results 13/12/2017 08:36AM Spence Denny: And it’s a Wednesday. It’s my first chance to do Super Wednesday. I’m quite looking forward to this. Amanda Rishworth is in the studio, Member for Kingston, shadow minister for early childhood…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert Topics: NAPLAN and Civics/Citizenship test results; Sam Dastyari 13/12/2017 08:31 AM Kieran Gilbert: Good morning, welcome to the program. Literacy and numeracy standards among secondary students have either flat-lined or gone backwards in the past decade. Preliminary NAPLAN results in August showed small…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on FIVEaa Will Goodings and David Penberthy Topics: NAPLAN and Civics/Citizenship test results 13/12/2017 06:13 AM Presenter: Hey, we mentioned right at the top to start us off this morning that NAPLAN results came out today. We’ve got the Education Minister federally, Senator Simon Birmingham on the line to discuss how South…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 9 Today with Chris Uhlmann Topics: NAPLAN and Civics/Citizenship test results 13/12/2017 6:33 AM Chris Uhlmann: There’s some worrying news for parents this morning with a new report revealing millions of Aussie children are failing to meet minimum education standards in basic skills. Overall the latest NAPLAN results show an…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 7 Sunrise Topics: NAPLAN and Civics/Citizenship test results 13/12/2017 06:21 AM David Koch: Now, the latest national NAPLAN test results are out this morning. They show student results have stagnated with the proportion of pupils achieving the national minimum standard actually declining. There have been pockets of improvement but maths,…
DetailsTwo reports released today should serve as a warning signal to educators and policymakers that more needs to be done to boost student outcomes in reading, writing and numeracy and especially in the areas of citizenship and civics. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the 2017 NAPLAN National Report confirms that student performance…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on FIVEaa with Leon Byner Topic: TAFE SA crisis 12/12/2017 09:12AM Leon Byner: Senator Simon Birmingham, what’s the latest you’ve got? Good morning. Simon Birmingham: Well, good morning, Leon, and yes, I, as the Federal Minister, have been taking a close look at the impact in relation to international students. International…
DetailsBill Shorten and Kristina Keneally must start telling the truth about schools funding and put an end to their lies. John Alexander and the Turnbull Government have a clear plan to boost investment in schools in a fair way and ensure those extra resources are focused on activities proven to boost student outcomes. Across NSW…
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