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College backs Classical education program
Liberal arts tertiary institute Campion College will offer the Foundations in the Classics Homeschool Program, a new initiative for homeschoolers aged 13–17.
Education experts’ tips for safe and successful school year
Australian Catholic University education experts have united to provide practical tips and advice to support students, parents, and educators in time for the start of the 2025 school year.
School attendance falls towards pandemic-level lows
At least 1.6 million Australian children missed a month’s worth of lessons last year, as school attendance slipped back towards pandemic-level lows. Source: The Australian.
Breaking down words helps build students’ ability to read and spell: ACU study
Teaching children how to identify and combine parts of words is an important component of a comprehensive approach to reading and spelling instruction, new Australian Catholic University research shows.
Synodal process helps deliver enterprise agreement at Catholic schools
Staff at Catholic Schools Broken Bay have overwhelmingly backed a new four-year enterprise agreement, with more than 92.5 per cent confirming their support in a ballot last week.
Four ‘touchstones’ at the heart of Edmund Rice Education’s new charter
Edmund Rice Education Australia has launched its renewed Charter for Catholic Schools in the Edmund Rice Tradition, a core document for its 55 schools across all states and territories of Australia.
Catholic sector welcomes Labor’s commitment to increase funding in ‘childcare deserts’
The National Catholic Education Commission has welcomed the Albanese Government’s re-election commitment to invest up to $1 billion in funding to childcare centres in underserved areas, including co-locating services on school sites.
Pearson calls for all schools to adopt direct instruction in classrooms
Aboriginal leader Noel Pearson has called for all schools to adopt direct instruction in classrooms after demonstrated success in the Catholic education sector. Source: The Australian.
NAPLAN scores soar after return to old-school teaching methods
A Catholic school cluster has shot to success in this year’s NAPLAN results, after abandoning failed teaching fads through the nation’s biggest experiment in the science of learning. Source: The Australian.