With the expert input and feedback of its Early Childhood Education Consultancy group, ACTA responded to the Productivity Commission’s draft report on Early Childhood Education and Care on 12 February. You can read ACTA’s response here.
Following the release of the Expert panel report Improving Outcomes for All: The Report of the Independent Expert Panel’s Review to Inform a Better and Fairer Education System (see Expert Panel’s Report – Department of Education, Australian Government), a representative group of ACTA Councillors had a very productive meeting with Dan Skehan, Senior Advisor to
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We’re pleased to announce that applications for the Penny McKay Memorial Award for an outstanding thesis in language education are now open. You will find additional information about Dr Penny McKay’s contribution to language education, this Award, and details of how to apply at our Penny McKay Memorial Award Page. [Scroll down to ‘Award Submission’
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Adult ESOL Consultancy Group Guest Speaker: Sally Baker On October 11, Dr. Sally Baker spoke to the Adult ESOL Consultancy Group about the Refugee Student Settlement Pathway (RSSP). This exciting new pathway into post-school education for refugees is being developed by the Australian Refugee Welcome University Sponsorship Consortium (ARWUSC); and led by Sally( at the
2023 December- Refugee Student Settlement Pilot (RSSP) Read More »
In their most recent meeting (14 November), the Indigenous EAL/D Consultancy Group met with Pauline Halchuk, Director of the Indigenous Language Policy Taskforce in the Australian Government Office of the Arts. Pauline spoke briefly on her role, particularly in relation to her work on Closing the Gap Outcome 16: “ensuring that Aboriginal and Torres Strait
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Arts Minister Tony Burke says that “culture cannot be disconnected from language” at the launch of Australia’s Action Plan for the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (23 August 2023). To watch his speech on YouTube, click here (5 minutes).
2023 November- Culture cannot be disconnected from language. Read More »
ACTA is pleased to announce details of the 2023 Research Grant and encourages submissions. ACTA, the Australian Council of TESOL Associations, is the national peak professional body for all associations of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other languages (TESOL) across Australia. ACTA’s Objectives are: to represent and support the interests of teachers of English
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How many English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) Learners are there in Australian Schools? Data collated and presented by Michael Michell – Immediate Past President, Australian Council of TESOL Associations (ACTA) There is no national requirement for state and territory education systems to report publically on the cohort of students learning English as
MEDIA RELEASE: Misguided policies directly causing remote Indigenous students’ poor school attendance and literacy, and rising incarceration rates. RELEASED: 15th September, 2021 Misguided Commonwealth and NT Government policies are directly contributing to remote Indigenous students’ falling school attendance and abysmal literacy levels, according to two scathing submissions by a teachers’ organisation to a current federal
RESOURCES FROM THE WEBINAR ‘Refugees’ describes the situation of people, but it doesn’t define who they are. Australia has many different refugee communities. Whether you are looking to learn more about refugees, you have a friend from that community, or you are teaching refugees and/or other students, the wealth of resources on the Refugee
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