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A new installment in a program that brings together the elderly and the young to make music is breaking down the barriers of age. By Amie Larter. Continuing its commitment to bring arts to the aged care environment, the Arts Health ...

The University of Canberra has announced that a new centre to help school and college teachers will be up and running by the beginning of next year. With millions of dollars in professional development being made available through the centre ...

  We asked you to nominate teachers who are making a real difference to their class, school or community. Here is our first Top 5 Inspiring Teachers round-up, as chosen by you. By Antonia Maiolo. After 15 years in the ...

A documentary inspired a school chief to spend his long-service leave helping poor children in Phnom Penh. It became a passion. By Antonia Maiolo In January this year, Simon Gipson, head of St Michael’s Grammar School in St Kilda, Melbourne, ...

  Online safety and behaviour are fast-evolving issues, but traditional education methods still work.  By Darcy Moore How do we best educate children to be thoughtful about their online security? Staying on top of the problem, when technological innovation gallops ...

  Many schools want to incorporate sustainability education, but don’t know where to start.  By Antonia Maiolo. Although many Australian schools have committed to incorporating sustainability education into the curriculum, new research shows that most have yet to do so. ...

  We asked you to nominate teachers who are making a real difference to their class, school or community. Here is our first Top 5 Inspiring Teachers round-up, as chosen by you. By Antonia Maiolo. After 15 years in the ...

  Pre-election tug of war leaves federal parties’ stances closer together.  By Elizabeth Allen It played out as a giant tug of war, with the Gonski-cum-Better Schools plan as the rope. On one side was the federal Labor Party, helped in its efforts by ...

Government, teachers and principals heading in different directions on why Asian literacy is important. Australia will need to overcome a glaring mismatch between why teachers, principals and government believe Asia literacy is important, if it is to achieve the goals set ...

Students are more likely to achieve their educational goals if they are happy. By Professor Timothy Sharp Teachers often assume that their students will be happy, engaged, and well behaved in school after they’ve achieved some of their academic goals. ...