School Assistants can boost a student’s learning by an average of four months
School Assistants can provide a large positive impact on student outcomes, however, how they are deployed is key.
How teaching assistants can give a boost to struggling pupils
Teaching assistants can help children improve literacy and numeracy skills if they work in small groups with specific pupils known to have low attainment levels, new reports indicate.
The lessons school staff think schools need to learn from the pandemic
The impact school closures had on the education, health and wellbeing of pupils and school staff and the challenges that emerged when schools reopened.
AEU ACT School Assistants Network
The School Assistant Network provides our school assistant members with an opportunity to learn more about their rights and conditions at work, discuss collective ways to resolve common issues in the workplace and work together to make change.
Wunderkind CIT apprentice chef sets the Table
The closest thing to a set menu at Table by Canberra Gourmet, is a constant flow of new ideas written in marker on the kitchen bench. The brainchild of Chef Thomas Heinrich, Table is a place for young, talented chefs to be as creative as possible.
Refreshed Canberra Institute of Technology board to refocus on ‘core purpose and vision’
“The board is looking forward to working with the ACT government to strengthen CIT’s governance framework and procurement and financial management to assure expenditure of public funding is aligned with the CIT’s core purpose and mission,”
Rachel Crawford to represent Australia’s Skillaroos at 2022 WorldSkills Championship
Family gathered together screaming at the TV as Rachel Crawford took home a national gold medal last October. Now the Canberra baker is now hoping to make the country proud on the international stage.
Media Release 15 June 2022: CIT funding cuts
Federal government cuts, not consultancy fees, are the greatest concern for CIT teachers.
Today, CIT teachers made clear their view that the federal government’s funding cuts, not consultancy fees, are the greatest concern for CIT teachers.
Growing numbers of unqualified teachers are being sent into classrooms – this is not the way to ‘fix’ the teacher shortage
Every few days there is another report about the teacher shortage across Australia. Last week, we learned one of Melbourne’s biggest schools is considering a return to home learning to cope with staff shortages.
What does equity in schools look like? And how is it tied to growing teacher shortages?
It is about matching teachers’ passion with the respect, time, resources and conditions that enable them to do what they signed up to do: make a difference in students’ lives.