Noticias Oceanía

Australia: Treatment of LGBTQ+ students at Queensland colleges prompts review into independent schools accreditation

Publicado: 2 noviembre 2022

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Dale clic para escuchar” voice=”UK English Female”] Australia/November 02, 2022/ By: Ben Smee/Source: https://www.theguardian.com/ State education minister Grace Grace says review to look at regulation of non-state schools and measures to protect students The Queensland education minister, Grace Grace, has announced an independent review of the accreditation framework for independent schools following backlash against the actions […]

Australia: Queensland considers stronger regulations after students quizzed over teacher’s living arrangements

Publicado: 18 octubre 2022

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Dale clic para escuchar” voice=”UK English Female”] Australia/October 18, 2022/By: Ben Smee/Source: https://www.theguardian.com/ MP Grace Grace says schools should be ‘supportive environments’, after Livingstone Christian College principal’s investigation Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Queensland’s education minister, Grace Grace, says she is considering beefing up the powers of the independent schools’ regulator, to ensure students […]

How NZ education compares to other OECD countries

Publicado: 15 octubre 2022

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Dale clic para escuchar” voice=”UK English Female”] New Zealand/October 15, 2022/By: John Gerritsen/Source: https://www.rnz.co.nz/ The OECD’s annual report on education warns too many young people in developed countries may be enrolling in degrees. The Education At A Glance 2022 report also said the number of young New Zealanders with tertiary qualifications had grown in […]

Readers share stories of school refusal in Australia: ‘It scarred us and changed us forever’

Publicado: 13 octubre 2022

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Dale clic para escuchar” voice=”UK English Female”] Australia/October 13, 2022/By: Sophie Black/Source: https://www.theguardian.com/ Guardian Australia asked readers to share their experiences of school refusal, the commonly used term for children who are so distressed by school that they are unable to attend. Data that differentiates school refusal from other types of absences is hard […]

King’s School in Sydney under investigation over use of taxpayer money

Publicado: 8 octubre 2022

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Dale clic para escuchar” voice=”UK English Female”] Australia/October 08, 2022/By: Australian Associated Press/Source: https://www.theguardian.com/ Elite private school reportedly planned to install plunge pool at headteacher’s house. The school says it takes its obligations seriously and is cooperating with the department. An elite private school that charges $25,000 a year to educate seven-year-olds is under […]

Australia to cap work hours for int’l students

Publicado: 7 octubre 2022

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Dale clic para escuchar” voice=”UK English Female”] Australia/October 07, 2022/ by Manu Prakaash/Source: https://thepienews.com/ Australia has moved to put the cap back on the number of hours international students are permitted to work. The country’s federal government had removed the restrictions in the face of growing skills shortages last year. Although a welcome move for the […]