Australian Council of Deans of Education

The Australian Council of Deans of Education (ACDE) is the peak association of the deans of faculties of education and heads of schools of education in Australian universities and other higher education institutions. It advocates for teaching and research and scholarship in the broad discipline of Education.

Faculties and Schools of Education produce the majority of educational research and scholarship in Australia. They are responsible for initial and post-initial teacher education for learners of all ages (early childhood, primary, secondary and adult) and provide further professional learning for those concerned with human and organisational development and learning. Their graduates work in formal and informal education settings in a wide range of occupations.

What's happening...

• Placement fund - May 2007 for 2008 (doc 41Kb)
• 2007-8 ACDE budget briefing (pdf 49Kb) - The ACDE has analysed the 2007-8 budget and the news is not good for teacher education or for the field of Education generally. None of the House of Representative Recommendations with budget implications have been taken up and, relative to the sector as a whole, the field of Education's funding position continues the decline which begun with HESA (2003).
• The House of Representative Report of Inquiry into Teacher Education was tabled Monday 26 February.
  Full report (3.5M)
  List of recommendations and executive summary (295Kb)
  Media release (36Kb)
  The ACDE will release comments to you as soon as the report is analysed.

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