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As a student in the 1970s, I got it. Traditional, conventional, mainstream education worked for me. I lapped up the lectures, the monologues, the explaining, the direct instruction. It all made sense, and I thrived. My teachers talked as much ...

Staff at one of Melbourne’s most prestigious girls’ schools could go on strike over stalled talks about working hours and pay, the Herald Sun has revealed. Teachers and teacher aides from Strathcona Girls’ Grammar have been granted the right by the ...

The Grattan Institute has outlined a plan using "evidence-based" teaching to reduce curriculum-related teacher workloads and lift standardised literacy and numeracy test results, despite concerns teaching is becoming too mandated. In it’s Orange Book, which sets out policy priorities for ...

A survey of 500 independent school parents says the cost-of-living strain has made education funding a key election issue for private school families, particularly in seats Labor needs if the party is to form a majority government. The national poll, ...

The Grattan Institute's annual Orange Book, released on Monday, says government should establish an independent "quality-assurance" body for curriculum materials, and further push phonics screenings and evidence-based teaching in classrooms. In the past, the independent think tank has supported explicit ...

A new University of South Australia (UniSA) study found hands-on learning projects can improve confidence and creativity among disengaged high school students. Productivity Commission data shows national school attendance rates over the past year have decreased from 88.8 per cent ...

The private school union has said a "new chapter" has begun for a Canberra Christian school, which receives $10m of government funding a year but failed to pay staff or taxes. Brindabella Christian College, which charges parents between $10,575 and ...

The Queensland Teachers Union (QTU) is calling for the abolition of NAPLAN, citing the “psychological and physical impact” on students affected by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. This year’s results would also be negatively affected, the union claimed. The QTU has long ...

During the federal election campaign we can expect to hear candidates talk passionately about school funding. This is one of the most contentious areas of education policy – and one many families and voters care deeply about. You may hear ...

The Albanese government will provide $11 million in funding to bolster Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language education in primary schools. The initiative, part of the government's commitment to Closing the Gap, will see 26 community-driven projects implemented across Australia ...