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Officials say profession needs to embrace the contributions of young and old. By Antonia Maiolo. Discrimination against older employees is the latest challenge facing the teaching profession, experts warn. “In its 2018 projections for the teaching workforce, the Department of ...

Program returns to inspire young entrepreneurs throughout schools. By Antonia Maiolo. Primary schools across Australia are adopting innovative ways to foster leadership and entrepreneurship skills in students as early as Year 4 with the re-launch of a program that also ...

Students get a taste of what it truly means to rule the school. Charles Campbell College principal Sue George-Duif leads by example. She jumped at the chance to take part in a ‘human experiment’ and give four of her students ...

Researcher to examine how teachers feel about their ability to teach students with special needs in regular classrooms. By Antonia Maiolo. A rise in the number of students with special needs being integrated into regular classrooms has a researcher questioning ...

Victorian teacher finds there’s no inspiration for her students like working on actual computer research projects. By Fran Molloy. A high school teacher in Victoria has come up with a novel way of engaging her senior students in computer science ...

The CS Unplugged website, with its offline activities, is the basis for much of a proposed computational thinking curriculum unit, and a MOOC that will help train teachers for it. By Fran Molloy. A series of classroom exercises and resources ...

Class excursions overseas often benefit the teachers as much as the students. By Dallas Bastian. Excursions that link to the curriculum are not just beneficial for students, they can also play a role in an educator’s professional development and lead ...

  If a couple of success stories from overseas are any indication, Australian students would benefit from more flexibility and an emphasis on lifelong learning, instead of tests and benchmarks. By Louis White. In Finland, they don’t start school until ...

Our survey finds that several teachers would like to see the coming National Curriculum review disappear. By Antonia Maiolo. Our latest survey asked school staff across the country for their opinions on what will be the biggest challenges teachers can ...

A positive learning environment is more than just a mental construct. By Adrian Curtis. Sustainable schools boost learning outcomes. The benefits of investing in sustainable initiatives have been investigated and recorded. International studies have proven that students who attend schools ...