Teachers union to go ahead with NAPLAN boycott
The Queensland Teachers Union has voted to proceed with a boycott of the NAPLAN tests.
View ArticleEducation Minister vows NAPLAN tests to go ahead
Education Minister Geoff Wilson says NAPLAN tests will go ahead across the state next week.
View ArticleMinister vows NAPLAN tests will go ahead
The Queensland Government says up to 4,000 relief teachers will be brought in to supervise next week's NAPLAN tests.
View ArticleNAPLAN breakthrough 'a win for common sense': QTU
The Queensland Teachers Union says the backdown on the boycott of NAPLAN tests is a win for common sense.
View ArticleNAPLAN stand-by teachers still getting paid: Minister
The Queensland Teachers Union says the backdown on the boycott of the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy tests is a win for common sense. The Federal Government says the Australian...
View ArticleMinister now says stand-by teachers won't be paid
Queensland Education Minister Geoff Wilson now says relief teachers arranged to supervise national literacy and numeracy tests do not need to be paid.
View ArticleNAPLAN tests begin in Queensland
Queensland students start the first stage of NAPLAN tests this morning after a teacher boycott was called off.
View ArticleSchools not testing underperforming children 'rorting system'
Queensland's Opposition says schools that do not allow underperforming children to sit the NAPLAN are rorting the system.
View ArticleStruggling students 'exempt' from NAPLAN tests
Some parents of underperforming students have been told to keep their children home from school over the next three days of NAPLAN testing.
View ArticleUnion backs power to school principals expelling students
The Qld Teachers Union has welcomed a decision to give state school principals the power to expel troublesome students.
View ArticlePrincipals to get power to expel students
Queensland school principals will be given more powers to expel students.
View ArticlePresbyterian, Methodist private schools facing teachers' strike
Teachers at some Presbyterian and Methodist high schools in south-east Queensland are threatening strike action over a pay dispute.
View ArticlePrivate school teachers to strike over pay
The Queensland Independent Education Union (QIEU) says some teachers at four private schools will strike on Thursday over pay and conditions.
View ArticlePrivate school teachers strike over pay
Thousands of students in south-east Qld will attend school today while their teachers strike for better wages.
View ArticleGovernment plans LOTE teacher boost
Education Minister Geoff Wilson says between 70 and 80 extra teachers will be needed to reintroduce foreign language studies in Queensland schools.
View ArticleTeachers face trial by media: union
QTU says Education Department is encouraging trial by media about suspension of two teachers.
View ArticleUnion to air job concerns with school
A meeting will be held today at the Sunshine Coast Grammar School to discuss union concerns about the jobs of teaching staff.
View Article'Little progress' on standardised science tests
A report on the Queensland Government's plan to lift education standards in primary schools has found there has been little progress on science testing.
View ArticleSchools disciplined over national testing breaches
Education Queensland (EQ) says it will take disciplinary action against seven schools accused of cheating during the national literacy and numeracy (NAPLAN) tests. EQ has investigated 17 breaches of...
View ArticleSmaller class sizes benefit students says union
The Queensland Teachers Union (QTU) has dismissed a report by an independent think-tank that has found reducing class sizes does not improve students' performance.
View ArticleGovernment stalls moving Year 7
The Queensland Government has delayed a decision about moving Year 7 into high school.
View ArticleUnion backs plan to stall moving Year 7
The Queensland Teachers Union (QTU) has endorsed the State Government's move to delay a decision about moving Year 7 into high school.
View ArticleNational curriculum in children's best interests: Bligh
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says a national curriculum is in the best interests of children whose families move interstate.
View ArticleNational curriculum taught in Qld schools next year
State Education Minister Geoff Wilson says some Queensland schools will start teaching parts of the new national curriculum from next year.
View ArticleIndigenous languages introduced to Qld school syllabus
Queensland will become the last state in Australia to introduce Aboriginal languages to the teaching syllabus next year.
View ArticleQTU welcomes national curriculum consultations
The Queensland Teachers Union (QTU) says it is pleased there will be more consultation about the national curriculum before it is rolled out.
View ArticleFlood-affected schools will reopen: Wilson
Queensland Education Minister Geoff Wilson says 92 schools are substantially flood-affected.
View ArticleMinister warns teachers against breaching NAPLAN test rules
Queensland Education Minister Cameron Dick says it is not acceptable that some teachers break National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) testing rules, which are being held this week.
View ArticleTeachers Union opposes planned bonus payments
Teachers on Queensland's Sunshine Coast are opposed to a performance-based pay scheme proposed by the Federal Government.
View ArticleQld Government to extend life ban on convicted teachers
Teachers who are convicted of serious crimes will be automatically banned from the profession for life under proposed new laws in Queensland.
View ArticleQueensland places 6th in NAPLAN results
Queensland Education Minister Cameron Dick says the state has continued to improve its results in the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests, despite remaining in sixth...
View ArticlePrincipals flag concerns about proposed schools program
The Queensland Secondary Principals Association (QSPA) say they need more time to study the Federal Government's Empowering Local Schools Program before it is rolled out next year.
View ArticleForm flaw threatens NAPLAN test accuracy, union says
The Queensland Teachers Union (QTU) says it has found another serious flaw with the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests being conducted in schools this week.
View ArticleTeachers hopeful of pay breakthrough
Teachers say they still hope to negotiate a new pay deal with the Queensland Government and avoid going to arbitration.
View ArticleQueensland teachers to strike, union says
Queensland's public school teachers will walk off the job next month in their first strike since 2007.
View ArticleTeachers stall strike action to consider pay offer
The Queensland Teachers Union (QTU) has put strike action on hold and is recommending members accept a new pay offer from the State Government.
View ArticleLangbroek rejects sacking teachers in Qld budget cuts
Queensland Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek has denied teachers are being sacked as part of the State Government's budget savings.
View ArticleCount begins in vote for Qld teachers pay deal
The Queensland Teachers Union (QTU) will today count the votes on the State Government's pay offer.
View ArticleQld teachers accept Government's pay offer
Members of the Queensland Teachers Union (QTU) voted yesterday to accept the State Government's pay offer.
View ArticleStudy finds Qld students lag in education tests
An international study has found around 40 per cent of Queensland students are not reaching the intermediate level of achievement in maths by Year 8.
View ArticleQld Government seeks to curb union lobbying
Queensland Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek says he may change workplace agreements to stop principals and teachers using work resources for political campaigns.
View ArticleLangbroek sends 'bad signal' with union lobbying crackdown
The Queensland Council of Unions (QCU) says a State Government move to curb union lobbying would stop whistleblowers coming forward.
View ArticleQld school principals to have stronger discipline powers
The Queensland Government is moving to give school principals more power to deal with students who misbehave.
View ArticleNewman announces new spending to lift school outcomes
The Queensland Government has announced a multi-million-dollar policy to improve teaching.
View ArticleEducation groups debate Government's teaching standards plan
The Queensland Catholic Education Commission (QCEC) says it is not convinced that paying teachers cash bonuses is sensible.
View ArticleMinister criticises union's stance on teachers standards changes
Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek says the Queensland Teachers Union (QTU) is putting politics ahead of student outcomes.
View ArticleNAPLAN: Still 'napalm' to some
If you're a parent, the acronym might strike terror into your heart, not to mention your child's. Now in its seventh year, more than 200,000 Queensland children are set to sit the national literacy and...
View ArticleNew York teachers get outback education
Dozens of student teachers from New York have learnt the delicate art of tea making while on a whirlwind tour of the outback. They're seeing the sights of Queensland before they begin work placements...
View ArticleFlexible learning offers at-risk Noosa students an alternative
The Noosa Flexible Learning Centre is an alternative school for kids who do not fit into the mainstream system. Its new campus has been open for six months and is proving a hit with its students and...
View ArticleCatholic school teachers stop work across Queensland in pay dispute
Nearly 250 Catholic primary and high schools in most parts of Queensland are affected by teacher strikes.
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