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Online portal brings Barangaroo to the classroom

Lend Lease this week announced Discover Barangaroo, an online learning portal adding a new dimension to the state’s geography teaching syllabus. Lend Lease managing director for Barangaroo South, Andrew Wilson, said: “More than 60,000 NSW secondary school students who study geography each ...

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NAB invests in young entrepreneurs

One of Australia’s biggest banks has announced the launch of a business program aimed at nurturing young entrepreneurs. NAB has partnered with the Foundation for Young Australians to deliver $20 Boss, a $1 million program designed to equip Australian students ...

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A new challenge in maths teaching

Making mathematics more difficult can actually improve learning in low-achieving students, a new study has found. The Monash University study explored a unique way of delivering a lesson on fractions where teachers provide students with challenging maths tasks to work ...

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Schools make the switch to virtual excursions

In recent years education has transformed immensely, with technology being a driving force of this transformation. In particular, we have seen the rise of video collaboration solutions enter the classroom, expanding learning from the four walls of the school to ...

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