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Should Year 12 students have to sit a stressful exam if we know how they're likely to fare by the end of Year 11? That was the question posed by University of Newcastle researchers in The Conversation this week. Recently, ...

The education sector should move away from the heavy focus on ATAR and students should instead leave school with a ‘learner profile’ that takes into account a range of their skills, knowledge and experiences. That was one of the key ...

Queensland researchers have seen an uptick in the number of children reaching out for help with anxiety since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. University of Southern Queensland psychologist Professor Sonja March said two to four times more children and ...

Victorian teachers and students in areas of Victoria hit hardest by COVID-19 will have to wear masks when at school. All students aged 12 and over and staff who are heading to school in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire will ...

Nearly 350,000 young Australians will be able to learn new skills for free or at little cost under a $2 billion deal designed to train people during the coronavirus recession. The federal government will tip $500 million into JobTrainer for ...

Australian mathematics teachers are comfortable with the idea that students are struggling in the classroom, with many believing it builds resilience and helps develop problem-solving skills. In fact, almost a third of teachers feel the process of struggling is central ...

Students in parts of Victoria will return to flexible and remote learning when school starts back up. On the advice of the state’s chief health officer, students from Prep to Year 10 at government schools in metropolitan Melbourne and the ...

Several years ago I was presenting at a T&L workshop on teaching practical concepts to business students by using a media diary. I have been teaching marketing for many years at several universities, and I enjoy teaching practical subjects to ...

Australian teachers are needing to personally donate sanitary products to students as many young women face period poverty. That’s some of the feedback researchers got from interviews with staff from 12 Queensland schools. Dr Ruth Knight from Queensland University of ...

Scientists from around the world are pushing for recognition that it is possible COVID-19 can spread through airborne transmission. In an open letter, 239 experts from a range of science and engineering fields, including virology, aerosol physics and medicine, appealed ...