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Teachers are, by virtue of their chosen profession, interested in and excited by learning. It comes as no surprise then that many teachers elect to undertake postgraduate study at some stage during their careers. According to the Department of Education, ...

Australia’s education facilities are experiencing rapid change and reform in their technology, learning structures and learning environments. This poses a new set of challenges for senior management and teachers alike. After almost 200 years of teacher-centric model of learning, a ...

As a community, Australians are enthusiastically embracing more environmentally friendly lifestyles. Our sustainable approach is certainly reflected throughout the school curriculum and, increasingly, in the construction of the buildings in which students are educated. So what’s involved in building a ...

Ten or 15 years ago, a visit to Canberra to see Parliament House and its surrounding attractions was as far as many schools got with their students in the name of education. These days, an extended trip to Paris to ...

According to the Australia Council for the Arts, more people attend theatre performances in schools than other performances. It’s understandable given that many schools access travelling theatre companies to utilise drama in addressing sometimes sensitive topics. An energetic script looking ...

The closure of a local school is always an emotive issue. But when Macquarie Boys’ Technology High School in Sydney’s Parramatta closes its doors at the end of next year, it will continue its metamorphosis into a new and exciting ...

Attempts to attract school students to some form of vocational learning have been around at least since the late 1970s, when schools often developed, usually through a lone enthusiast on the teaching staff, a range of vocationally flavoured programs. VET ...

It’s been hailed as the “best ever” longitudinal study and in its 35 years of existence, New Zealand’s Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study has produced some of the most remarkable findings about human development. It’s shown thumb sucking does ...

Attracting and keeping good people in education is an ever increasing challenge – keeping and retaining the right people in rural and remote education settings – even more of a test. While working in education can be a dynamic and ...