2018 SPERA Annual General Meeting
SPERA Annual General Meeting 2018 was held at Curtin University Perth on 30th November 2018 The following were nominated and accepted for Executive. President: Brian O’Neill Vice President: Sue Ledger…
Read More →2018 AREA Winners
Congratulations 2018 Australian Rural Education Award Winners!
At the 2018 SPERA Conference, three fantastic AREAs were presented.
Australian Rural Education Awards 2018
Call for Nominations Since 1994, the Australian Rural Education Award (AREA) has been awarded annually to an institution, organisation or industry to recognise excellence in rural education in Australia. Category…
Read More →34th National SPERA Conference, Perth
29 – 30 November 2018 Access for All: Equity Matters Click here to register for the 2018 Conference Call for Abstracts SPERA, in partnership with the National Centre for Student…
Read More →The educational needs in non-metropolitan areas have been explored in a recent report.
In 2018 the Federal Government released the Independent Review into Regional, Rural and Remote Education, commissioned in 2017 and led by Emeritus Professor John Halsey of Flinders University. Experts respond…
Read More →Developing a Rural Compass: Recalibrating for Success An overview of rural education policy in Australia
Dr Susan Ledger’s recent article featured in spanish magazine ‘Guix – Aula d innovacion educativia’. Although home to over 32% of the nation, regional Australia is often overlooked in terms…
Read More →Media Release: Independent Review into Regional, Rural and Remote Education
13th April 2018 The report on an extensive review to guide efforts to overcome the educational divide between capital cities and regional and rural areas is now available to the…
Read More →Independent Review into Regional, Rural and Remote Education
In 2017, the Australian Government commissioned an Independent Review into Regional, Rural and Remote Education (IRRRRE). The Review was part of the Australian Government’s commitment to improve the education of…
Read More →33rd National SPERA Conference
(includes Rural Educators Day) 27- 29 September 2017 Rethinking Rurality: Writing the Rural into Policy and Practice CLICK HERE TO REGISTER SPERA, in partnership with the Faculty of Education, Science,…
Read More →Australian Rural Education Awards 2017
Call for Nominations Since 1994, the Australian Rural Education Award (AREA) has been awarded annually to an institution, organisation or industry to recognise excellence in rural education in Australia. Category…
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