The curriculum outlines the important ideas we think all students should learn about science. It has taken two years to develop and has involved the most extensive consultative process seen in Australian education. Teachers, scientists, academics, bureaucrats, parents and members of the community have all had the opportunity to have their say on what is important. Adelaide Now, 24 August 2010
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NSW pupils to learn from Panasonic’s Global Classroom
Sydney primary school students will undertake joint lessons with their classroom counterparts in Japan for the next three years as part of a distance learning program that will begin in October. Channelnews, 24 August 2010
Maths, science ‘all a bit too hard’ for our students, teachers
High school students perceive maths, science, engineering and technology subjects as too hard, boring and irrelevant, a study shows. Adelaide Now, 23 August 2010
‘Tougher’ curriculum for better results
A national curriculum for Australian schools shouldn’t be weakened simply because it was ‘harder than before’ if the country wants to keep up with international education standards, according to the country’s curriculum chief. WA Today, 24 August 2010.