Month: November 2012
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Concern at rise in student violence
A Tasmanian union official has called for more support for teachers who are assaulted or verbally abused More than 250…
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The principal unplugged
An interview with award-winning school leader and refugee advocate Dorothy Hoddinott reveals the sector is lucky to have her Dorothy…
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It’s the lesson that is important
Classroom observations should focus on boosting the quality of teaching and learning, not evaluating individuals, an education publisher says The…
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Extra funds to jump language hurdle
It is expected that extra funding to support students with English as a second language in the ACT will be…
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In the News
NAPLAN might move online
Students will sit national exams online for the first time next year, with education ministers pushing for an investigation to…
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In The Classroom
Building a school brick by brick
An Australian teacher has answered her father-in-law's special request and helped build St Jude's in Tanzania, which now teaches 1500…
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Children equipped for Asian century
Australia has been complacent for too long and has at last realised it must teach the next generation as much…
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Piccoli defends $1.7bn in cuts
The NSW Education Minister, Adrian Piccoli, has described the move to slash funding to the state’s schools and the TAFE…
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Disadvantage affecting school completion rates
Parents from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds are less likely to encourage their children to finish high school. About 60…
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