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Lost in translation

More than half of all migrants to Australia each year are children or young people aged 18 years or under. Many of them – particularly children of refugee parents – speak little or poor English. While government schools embrace these ...

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Let the conversation begin

Australia’s education system at the school level is high quality. When Australia moves to a national curriculum from 2011 it needs to be world class – and teachers and principals need to play an important role in achieving this. Soon, ...

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Putting the curriculum to the test

This is the view of John Alston Campbell, director of teaching and learning at Canberra’s St Edmund’s College, one of almost 150 schools selected to trial the curriculum. ACARA sought advice from the states and territories on schools to provide ...

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Board moves forward with AITSL work

The Directors, led by Chair Tony Mackay, are very conscious of and committed to the importance of their roles and responsibilities in the establishment of the Institute to provide national leadership in promoting excellence in the profession of teaching and ...

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Casting a wider net

The recent media reports highlighting the launch of My School and the subsequent publication of league tables has prompted fresh public debate about how we measure and report school performance. The launch provides a timely reminder about the risks of ...

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Mind the other gaps

Because of the sheer significance of the issue, the Australian College of Educators has taken up the opportunity to respond to the Indigenous Education Action Plan 2010 - 2014. The draft is but the latest of a long line of ...

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A precious national resource

For residents of inner Sydney, barely a week passes without a dazzling and noisy fireworks display. No doubt these spectacles bring enjoyment, their value possibly diminished by their frequency. Lately, however, while watching the pyrotechnics and wearing my ACE badge, ...

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Destined for greatness

Year 11 student Stephen Smith is not only an elite sportsman – having reached the highest level of baseball training in NSW and a top 25 national player – but is first in his class in economics, and top five ...

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Too much of a good thing counters benefits

However, working families who access longer hours of care and combine multiple preschool and informal care arrangements, may be doing more harm than good. If children spend more than 30 hours per week in care, poorer cognitive and emotional outcomes ...

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