In studying the world’s top-performing education systems, I have had the privilege of meeting some of the leading international experts in standards, curriculum development, assessments, and teacher ...

Writing to the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority’s acting chairman Norm Hart, Mr Tudge criticised the proposal for supporting “ideology over evidence” and presenting an “overly ...

With the new draft curriculum, there is a lot of debate and expert opinion floating around on what it means for school education. What is new and what has been discarded? What does it mean for our ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Australia’s school curriculum has been stripped of more than 20 per cent of its content, in a revamp ...

For the last 18 months, the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) have been revising the foundation to year 10 curriculum. A draft version of the document released in April ...

A revised national curriculum will elevate the study of Western and Christian heritage in history, remove references to the Anzac legend as “contested”, cement the importance of phonics in teaching ...

Aussie kids are being let down by ‘impossible’ national curriculum with parents fearing they aren’t being taught the basics of reading, writing and maths. The national curriculum has also been accused ...

Coalition-commissioned report could reignite Australia’s ‘history wars’ after recommending greater emphasis on ‘morals, values and spirituality’ and ‘the contribution of western civilisation’ ...

A revised Australian curriculum would give greater weight to the nation’s diversity and to First Nations culture, but less emphasis on “Christian heritage” in the study of civics and citizenship.

Australian Education Minister Alan Tudge says he does not want students to leave school with “a hatred” of their country because the history curriculum for years 7 to 10 “paints an overly negative ...

An experienced Brisbane primary school teacher has quit her job after 33 years saying the Australia's education system is broken. Kathy Margolis said she could not continue to teach in a system she ...