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34th National SPERA Conference, Perth

29 - 30 November 2018 Access for All: Equity Matters SPERA,…
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The educational needs in non-metropolitan areas have been explored in a recent report.

In 2018 the Federal Government released the Independent Review…
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33rd National SPERA Conference

(includes Rural Educators Day) 27- 29 September 2017 Rethinking…

Improving teaching in rural schools – we need to stop borrowing approaches from overseas

Simon White wrote in The Conversation on 6th September 2016 While…

Transparency needed in teacher recruitment: The smoke may be clearing in the ATAR battle

ACER recently reported that: In recent debates about ATARs we…
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Labor will need more than scholarships to make teaching science an attractive career

Shaun Belward wrote in The Conversation on 20th May 2016 Labor…

Federal budget 2016: education experts react

Article written for The Conversation by Glenn C. Savage, Conor…
Brian O'Neill presents 2015 AREA Award to Jennifer McMahon Karratha Senior HIgh

Australian Rural Education Awards 2016

Call for Nominations Since 1994, the Australian Rural Education…

Five new frameworks that can drive teacher education reform

Written by Professor John Fischetti for The Conversation There…
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2016 ACEN Student scholarships

Eight scholarships of $1,500 for remote and regional Australia Applications…
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Remote Education Systems

About the project The Remote Education Systems (RES) project…
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Closing the ‘digital divide’ for disadvantaged students

Thursday 21 January 2016 Joint Media Release from The Department…
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Inspiring Educators: An Interview with Mr Brian O’Neill

The Team at Faculty recently spoke with Mr Brian O'Neill, who…
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Rural Voices Gather in the City

A prominent K-12 Queensland school principal and a number of…
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Notre Dame Pre-service Teachers contribute to the lives of the children in the Tjuntjuntjara Remote Community

Written by Glenda Cain, The University of Notre Dame Australia The…
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Student Teacher Draws on Scientific Experience to Lead Whale Shark Project

Written by Murdoch University and Dr Susan Ledger A Murdoch University…