Teaching quality set to benefit

Caption: (Seated, left to right) Teaching Australia Executive Officer Fran Hinton and Chairman Gregor Ramsey sign off on the separation of the organisation from ANU, with Professor Malcolm Gillies and DEST representative Trish Mercer.

Improving education at the nation’s primary and secondary schools will be the focus of future partnerships between ANU and a newly incorporated advisory body.

Teaching Australia, formerly the National Institute for Quality Teaching and School Leadership, has now separated from the University to become an independent company.

The body was established in 2004 to advise the Federal Government on ways to improve teaching in Australia. ANU took authority for Teaching Australia while it prepared for independence.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Professor Malcolm Gillies said the development would allow ongoing collaboration between ANU and Teaching Australia in research and education.

“ANU relies on good teachers and good students, as they lead to good researchers and good professionals. We hope to foster these educational collaborations through our relationship with Teaching Australia.”

“The University is developing its own secondary college, so it’s important that we support the quality education of young people, many of whom we hope will become our students and graduates.”

Professor Gillies said possible cooperative projects could involve applied research and curriculum development.

The official separation of Teaching Australia from ANU was signed during a recent ceremony at the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST).

The offices for the body will remain on campus at 5 Liversidge Street.

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