TEACHERS – TRAINING OF – AUSTRALIA

Toughen up on teacher training, uni heads warned

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Original article by Justine Ferrari
The Australian – Page: 4 : 6-Nov-14

John Hattie, the new chair of the Australian Institute for Teaching & School Leadership, supports a more stringent accreditation process for the country’s 400 teaching courses. Hattie notes that there is a 30 per cent over-supply of teachers in some areas. He suggests that culling courses could result in better-quality degrees. Hattie has drafted a new direction for the Institute, which accredits courses for public school teachers. It reflects the Australian Government’s policies to improve teaching quality

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AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE FOR TEACHING AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION, STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Brightest students dismiss teaching

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Original article by Justine Ferrari
The Australian – Page: 1 and 2 : 23-Jun-14

New Australian Institute of Teaching & School Leadership data indicate that the number of high school graduates with the best marks choosing to become teachers is in decline. In 2005 they accounted for 40%-plus of the total enrolments in teaching courses at university, but by 2012 this had fallen to below 30%. The Australian Education Union has repeatedly called for the number of places offered to be reduced, as there is an over-supply of teachers and quality is suffering. The growth rate per annum for teaching enrolments was 8% in 2012, compared with 4% on average for all fields

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AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE FOR TEACHING AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION UNION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY