Category Archives: Education

Higher tertiary entrance scores for teachers pointless

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Gene Tunny

The Queensland Government should reject a proposal to lift the tertiary entrance score required to study teaching to an overall position (OP) score of 12.  The Courier-Mail reports: QUEENSLAND could lose some of its most-talented future teachers if a proposal … Continue reading →

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Performance pay for teachers

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Gene Tunny

The top 10% of Queensland primary school teachers are twice as effective as the bottom 10%, according to research in 2007 by one of Australia’s top education experts, and now federal Labor MP for Canberra, Dr Andrew Leigh (How can … Continue reading →

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