Positive reinforcement, 'faking it till you make it' and music are effective strategies teachers can use to support students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a new book. Fiona Kearnan, a casual teacher based in Victoria, has dedicated ...
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The NSW Government has announced a new campaign to lift public school attendance rates after new showed students have been missing more classes since Covid. Today, state premier Chris Minns launched an 'Every Day Matters' campaign to help bring the ...
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Teachers living in NSW have been offered thousands of dollars in bonuses and accommodation costs as part of efforts to drive more qualified educators into remote schools. Toomelah Public School, located on the border between New South Wales and Queensland, ...
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The federal government has released a survey asking Australia's teachers to share their experiences and perspectives to help guide incoming school reforms. As part of the National School Reform Agreement, federal education minister Jason Clare has asked teachers, parents and ...
More »Schools battle fresh Covid-19 outbreaks
Schools in NSW have returned to remote learning amid a rise in Covid-19 outbreaks with state government warning that entire school shutdowns would be a "last resort". Last week, almost a dozen schools across NSW sent students home following a ...
More »Australia’s housing crisis could deepen teacher shortage: study
Australia's rental crisis could further deepen teacher shortages experts have warned, with a new study showing that 90 per cent of educators can't afford to live where they work. A study by UNSW found teachers are being priced out of housing near their ...
More »NSW: More admin staff to support teacher workload
Hundreds of new support staff will be hired in Term 3 in efforts to relieve NSW public school teachers from heavy administrative burden. Last week,state deputy premier Prue Car announced that 284 public schools across the state would hire 400 full-time administration staff or ...
More »Students reading skills remained stable during Covid-19, global survey shows
Victorian primary school students have recorded a significant drop in their reading scores, according to an international study, which experts have attributed to long remote learning during Covid-19. The Progress in International Reading Literacy study (PIRLS) was released on Tuesday ...
More »Australian students entering high school with Year 4 english skills: report
One in five Australian students are entering high school without basic literacy and numeracy skills, according to a new report Research by the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) found 20 per cent of primary school students are starting Year 7 ...
More »New online safety resources for teachers
Australia's teachers will receive new resources and more training to teach primary school students how to be safe online. The eSafety Commissioner released a suite of self-paced online training package to help primary school kids develop good practices around online ...
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