Disadvantaged student charity State Schools' Relief (SSR) has supplied 400 iPads to students in government specialist schools to assist in supporting their engagement in learning. SSR says using technology is a key part of today's classroom learning, but some parents ...
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With the decline in Australia’s international standings, and the shortage of teachers prepared to teach in the current environment, there is not a school in the country that could be satisfied with the status quo. During my visits to Finland, ...
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All state and territory secondary school principal associations are now affiliated with one peak body for the first time in a decade. The New South Wales Secondary Principals’ Council (NSWSPC) and the Victorian Association of State Secondary Principals (VASSP) will ...
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Sydney schools are integrating nature and outdoors into their learning areas in an effort to reap the benefits of students connecting to the outdoors while they learn and play. Off the back of studies that show people are in general ...
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Sydney's Cranbrook school has enlisted the chair of a lower North Shore girls’ school to investigate claims of a toxic culture, and allegations its ex-headmaster didn't disclose a teacher’s sexual misconduct to the school’s council. Cranbrook's council president Geoff Lovell ...
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The Northern Territory offers an unforgettable educational adventure and is uniquely positioned to deliver on cross curriculum outcomes of sustainability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and culture as well as Australia’s engagement with Asia. Students can join immersive workshops, ...
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The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2022 report Australia’s Children says 70 per cent of children aged 12–13 experience at least one bullying-like behaviour a year, and almost half of those students (46 per cent) go on to ...
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High school teachers and teachers-in-training can now use their qualifications at TAFE in a "commonsense" move to ease the shortage of VET educators. Those with a secondary school teacher qualification will be excused from having to obtain a full Certificate ...
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Every Northern Territory public school will be fully resourced by 2029 after the federal and Northern Territory governments committed to a $1bn funding injection on Wednesday. Having signed a statement of intent on Wednesday, the federal government will invest at ...
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As technology has taken root in the classroom, so too has the infrastructure needed to support it. But are educational institutions getting the fundamental building blocks right? Be it the abacus, the adoption of the radio in remote learning, or ...
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