A 2023 program funded by the federal government's Emerging Priorities initiative saw teachers save an average of 94 hours each in lesson planning time this year. The grant program was established in 2021 to fund projects that assist school communities ...
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In the age of information, the ability to educate oneself is a superpower. With the world's knowledge just a few clicks away, self-learning has become an indispensable skill. This self-directed form of education not only empowers students to explore their ...
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Unfortunately, bullying and school-related mental stress in its various forms are considered commonplace in our society. Despite current rhetoric around social media and its links to wellbeing and social exclusion, it is not the root cause for most. Mental stress ...
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A number of education support systems for disadvantaged and vulnerable students in Queensland are to share in $288m in 'prevention' funds as part of the larger $446.6m Community Safety Package, announced in the June budget. For instance, the Queensland Pathways ...
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The Australian Framework for Generative Artificial Intelligence in Schools released last Friday outlines what best practice is when it comes to using generative artificial intelligence (AI) in schools in relation to a number of areas. In February, education ministers agreed ...
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An industrial relations reform bill that will see the official abolition of wage caps in NSW passed Parliament last Friday, along with other reforms to improve working conditions in the public sector. The new laws hope to offer a more ...
More »Brisbane student named Young Historian of the Year
A year 12 student from Brisbane Grammar School has been named Young Historian of the Year after his essay won the National History Challenge. Isaac Robinson's essay and video titled 'The Collapse of the USSR' was submitted under this year's ...
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Nine sweeping education reforms have been recommended by the Senate in The issue of increasing disruption in Australian school classrooms report, released by the Education and Employment References Committee last Friday. The inquiry found evidence-based practices should be used to ...
More »Epilepsy training in schools transforms kids lives
Awareness enterprise Epilepsy Smart Schools is calling for mandatory epilepsy training for teachers and schools to avoid 'adverse educational outcomes', which they say can include early school leaving, unemployment, and poverty in adulthood for children with the disorder. Schools are ...
More »Union calls for government to fully fund public schools by 2028
The Australian Education Union (AEU) and its supporters met with Minister for Education Jason Clare earlier this month to remind the government of their election promise to fully fund all public schools by 2028. The AEU said the federal government ...
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