Teacher education proposals ’don’t go far enough’: Melbourne Dean of Education

University of Melbourne, IBM and NICTA to Collaborate on Disaster Management Platform to Enable Fast Evidence-based Decisions Using Real-time Information. Dean of the University of Melbourne's Graduate School of Education Field Rickards has welcomed the new standards for teacher education announced today by the Federal Government, but has questioned whether they go far enough. Professor Field Rickards said a national, rather than state-by-state, approach was welcome, and the Government was right to focus on academic exit standards, rather than entry standards. He also welcomed moves to widen the selection criteria for teaching degrees beyond academic marks, additional training for mentor teachers, and the review of all teaching courses by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA). However, Professor Rickards said the proposals do not go far enough and are unlikely to help achieve the Government's goal of Australia having a global top five education system by 2025.   - "Common features of the world's top performing education systems include masters level study and shared thinking between universities and schools, which goes beyond just practical experience, he said.   - "These systems also prepare teachers to understand their impact on learning and to continuously improve the schools they teach in.