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
Higher Education
School’s more than the classroom, students say
Students want more say on how schools are run, writes Jeanette Hill. Education surveys usually tell us what teachers, academics and parents think, but what about the opinions of those who matter the most – the students? Herald Sun, 24 August 2010
Denise Bradley appointed to set up Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency
Denise Bradley has been appointed to oversee the establishment of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency as interim chair ahead of legislation being finalised and passed by federal parliament. Professor Bradley now has the job of leading the creation of the same national regulatory body that she recommended be established when chair of the 2008 Review of Australian Higher Education. The Australian, 9 July 2010
Doctor of Education program leads the way for Australian teaching innovation
The University of Western Sydney is spearheading a radical change in Australian higher education with a landmark Doctor of Education that combines new approaches to doctoral education with a research program that rewards professional innovations backed up by research. UWS News, 13 July 2010