High school students considering learning a trade as a career must understand the importance of sustainability, according to Rod Jackson, faculty manager of construction trades at the Northern Sydney Institute. “Anyone wanting to enter into the building trades today needs ...
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The University of the Sunshine Coast has announced a new partnership with Immanuel Lutheran College, Sunshine Coast Grammar School and Independent Schools Queensland with a focus on providing the best possible professional experience for pre-service teachers. Associate professor of education ...
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Teachers need more support to go that extra mile in working with autistic children, a leading autism expert has said. Chris Varney, chief enabling officer of I CAN Network, an organisation empowering young people with autism, said at a macro-level ...
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A new survey will ask teachers to nominate what resources they need to improve mathematics learning outcomes for high school students. Jillian Kenny, founding member of education innovator Machinam, said the survey aims to discover what teachers struggle with most in classes, ...
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The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority has made six more language curriculums available (Arabic, German, Korean, modern Greek, Spanish and Vietnamese) on the Australian Curriculum website for Foundation–Year 10. A Japanese curriculum will be available next week. The curriculums ...
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