Victorian Institute of Teaching
The Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) is an independent statutory authority whose primary function is to regulate members of the teaching profession to ensure quality
This page covers the ‘big-picture’ systemic issues in the education system, including school funding. For more detailed coverage of the school funding issues, see our School Funding page.
The Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) is an independent statutory authority whose primary function is to regulate members of the teaching profession to ensure quality
The Australian school system is one of the world’s most socially segregated and unequal, leaving too many children behind. That’s according to Pasi Sahlberg, Professor
Here are some excerpts from our Position Statement, published on 15 August 2023: Parents Victoria believes that every Victorian child has the right to attend
At the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership, we create and offer evidence-based professional learning programs, events and initiatives designed to take Victoria’s highly skilled
This campaign is calling for full funding of all public schools. The campaign is led by the Australian Education Union and supported by groups representing
This paper by Trevor Cobbold challenges the ‘conventional wisdom’ (and political consensus) that increased autonomy and local decision-making is good for schools and education generally.
This article from ABC Everyday focuses on three families in different states, and why they have chosen to send their kids to government schools. The
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Gonski Report, Trevor Cobbold of Save Our Schools gave a speech to the Schools Funding Conference in February
According to an article in The Conversation in early 2022, “A recent study showed NAPLAN scores of children who attended private schools were no different
“When colleagues overseas ask what I think about Australia’s school system, I tell them that it does offer world-class education, but not for everyone.” That’s
The Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) is an independent statutory authority whose primary function is to regulate members of the teaching profession to ensure quality teaching, and provide for the safety and wellbeing of children.
The Australian school system is one of the world’s most socially segregated and unequal, leaving too many children behind. That’s according to Pasi Sahlberg, Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Melbourne. In this
Here are some excerpts from our Position Statement, published on 15 August 2023: Parents Victoria believes that every Victorian child has the right to attend their neighbourhood school while maintaining the right of appeal to
At the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership, we create and offer evidence-based professional learning programs, events and initiatives designed to take Victoria’s highly skilled teachers and school leaders from great to exceptional. The Academy
This campaign is calling for full funding of all public schools. The campaign is led by the Australian Education Union and supported by groups representing parents, principals, youth and a range of other community and
This paper by Trevor Cobbold challenges the ‘conventional wisdom’ (and political consensus) that increased autonomy and local decision-making is good for schools and education generally. Trevor draws on extensive research from the School Autonomy Reform
This article from ABC Everyday focuses on three families in different states, and why they have chosen to send their kids to government schools. The reasons parents give are varied; a priority on children’s wellbeing,
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Gonski Report, Trevor Cobbold of Save Our Schools gave a speech to the Schools Funding Conference in February 2022. This article is a revised version of the speech.
According to an article in The Conversation in early 2022, “A recent study showed NAPLAN scores of children who attended private schools were no different to those in public schools, after accounting for socioeconomic background.”
“When colleagues overseas ask what I think about Australia’s school system, I tell them that it does offer world-class education, but not for everyone.” That’s the opening sentence of a recent article in the Guardian
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