Noticias Oceanía

Australia: Designing education around valuable life lessons

Publicado: 1 septiembre 2021

Australia/ 01 September, 2021/ Source/ https://indaily.com.au/ Westminster School is educating for humanity to provide students with a pathway to become empathetic adults, writes principal Simon Shepherd. SPONSORED STORY This article is sponsored by Westminster School In 2021, children face many challenges that did not exist when I was at school. As they witness a reshaping […]

Australia: Deakin University to lay off more staff amid fears of second wave of education job cuts

Publicado: 1 septiembre 2021

Australia/September 01, 2021/By: Matilda Boseley/Source: https://www.theguardian.com/ Vice-chancellor Iain Martin says international student numbers will not return to pre-pandemic figures in the foreseeable future Deakin University has announced plans to terminate up to 220 employees as the tertiary education sector braces for a “second wave” of job cuts. During a town hall conference on Tuesday, the […]

Australia: Survey finds independent schools have the highest rate of parent satisfaction

Publicado: 26 agosto 2021

Australia/August 26, 2021/By: RENEE CLUFF, EDITOR/Source: https://www.tropicnow.com.au/ Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show independent schools are the fastest-growing school sector in Australia, with about 35 per cent of Australian parents now opting to pay fees for non-government schools. That figure, which sat at around 17 per cent a generation ago, is now among the highest of OECD countries […]

Australia struggling to reboot international education sector

Publicado: 13 agosto 2021

Australia/August 13, 2021/By: Jonathan Pearlman – For The Straits Times/Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/ Australia is struggling to find a way to bring back foreign students and reboot its lucrative international education sector, prompting concerns that the students may start looking to study in other countries. Since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, Australia’s strict travel curbs have left the […]

Anxiety the biggest issue in New Zealand schools, survey finds

Publicado: 5 agosto 2021

New Zealand/August 05, 2021/By: Lee Kenny/Source: https://www.stuff.co.nz/ Helicopter parenting, social media and concerns about the wider world are contributing to rising rates of anxiety in Kiwi children, an education expert says. A survey of 2500 primary intermediate schools principals, deputies and teachers found anxiety was the biggest issue in New Zealand schools, with 90 per […]

Australia: Celebrating the resilience of schools

Publicado: 30 julio 2021

Australia/ 30 July, 2021/ Source/ https://education.nsw.gov.au/ Schools across NSW are celebrating Education Week virtually starting with a live stream launch today. Image:Education Week 2021 celebrates the theme: Lifelong learners. Schools across NSW are celebrating Education Week in a variety of online ways as they recognise what has been a historic 18 months for education. Minister […]