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Lila Mularczyk and Maurie Mulheron insist public schools must maintain a comprehensive curriculum and that no option should be left unexplored to provide the full range of subjects... “Its very important that children, whether in Walgett or Woollahra, are expected to have a degree of resourcing and a professional qualified teacher in front of them.” “We need those institutions, the Department and universities, working together... “the longevity of understanding and putting in place years in advance is really important....” “It goes to your strategic planning... if we agree as a staff that we are a high expectations school, then what do we need to do? Where are the gaps? Where are the professional learning gaps and expertise?” “...start thinking in terms of subjects, disciplines, physics, chemistry... and marry the teachers to the subjects and their love of their subjects.” “...the kids pick up on that passion and expertise”. For information about contributors and the CPL Podcast, as well as Journal of Professional Learning articles and Centre for Professional Learning courses, please visit our website www.cpl.asn.au
In this special edition of the CPL Podcasts, Maurie Mulheron discusses the history, politics and ongoing debates surrounding public education in Australia. For information about contributors and the CPL Podcast, as well as the Centre for Professional Learning courses and professional learning articles please visit our website www.cpl.asn.au
Teachers Federation President Maurie Mulheron joins Secretary Mark Scott for a candid interview discussing bureaucracy, banjos and leading a school.
In this episode of Federation Update John Dixon, General Secretary of the Teachers Federation, launches our centenary year celebrations; Joan Lemaire explains our partnership with a team of academics for research into teacher workload; Maurie Mulheron gives an update on the evolution of the schools funding campaign; and we launch a new news portal for the union.
In this Federation Update we hear from Federation President, Maurie Mulheron on Schools Funding and the proposed Phonics Test in Year 1. We also hear from Federation General Secretary, John Dixon on the Marriage Equality issue in Australia. Federation also offers advice on the NAPLAN confidentality agreement that teachers were asked to sign.
Main Feature: In 2015 the AEU organised National Gonski Week to continue the push for needs-based funding in Australian schools. In this special episode we review what the Gonski funding model means, why it matters, and what is in store for the future of school funding. This episode includes interviews with Jane Caro, Adrian Piccoli and Maurie Mulheron discussing different aspects of the Gonski policy and the ongoing campaign, as well as an example of how Gonski funding is being implemente din schools, and Dan Haesler talking bout how the language of Gonski has changed in federal politics.