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Employees looking to get a better night’s sleep and feel more productive the next day at work should turn to after-work activities like reading, going to the gym or volunteering, a new study suggests. The research, published in the Journal ...

Wasted classroom time: it’s the bane of my existence, especially at the beginning of the year when I don’t know the students yet and they don’t know me. Just like most teachers, I want every minute of that first day ...

Future university students are being reminded of the importance of consent ahead of Orientation Week celebrations. Professor Margaret Gardner, chair of Universities Australia (UA), said while O Week is a time for new friendships and fun experiences before getting into ...

“Bigoted quackery has no place in this state.” That’s what Victorian premier Daniel Andrews had to say about his decision to ban gay conversion therapy. The state will introduce new legislation to ensure the practice is against the law. “For ...

Melbourne is one of the most expensive Australian cities for education, irrespective of school type, whereas Darwin is the least expensive. That’s according the ASG Planning for Education Index, which broke down the estimated total cost of Government, Catholic and ...

Conversations with parents of children with autism might help teachers uncover new activities that help boost student literacy, a new study has suggested. Led by Griffith University’s Autism CRC, the research held that more effective parent-teacher communication and greater flexibility ...

A robot that can speak with students, act out book characters’ dialogue and set tasks in the classroom has been rolled out at a special needs school in Victoria. La Trobe University teamed up with Waratah Special Developmental School to ...

A Murdoch University professor has criticised schools for encouraging students to choose between a VET or university pathway. Barry Down, a VET and student engagement specialist, says this dichotomy has become unrealistic. “The reality is that society requires smart workers and citizens with ...

Just how many students are learning maths from those teaching out of field? More than three quarters in years 7 to 10, if data released by the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) is to go by. Co-author and AMSI director Professor Geoff ...

In recent years, there has been ongoing discussion about whether mainstream primary and high school teachers are sufficiently prepared to fully implement the language components of the Australian Curriculum. Over the past decades, educators have successfully delivered the functional genre ...