The NSW Higher School Certificate syllabus has been reformed for the first time in 20 years, with a focus on giving students the skills they need to thrive after they leave school. In English, HSC students will complete a mandatory ...
More »Opinion: medication the tip of the ADHD treatment iceberg
ADHD is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder of childhood, with a prevalence of approximately 5 per cent. It is more common in boys. Most children with ADHD first show symptoms in the early primary school years. The challenges of an ...
More »Adaptability the key as Mathspace expands to Hong Kong
Mathspace, an Australian education technology start-up, has extended its reach into the schools of Hong Kong, continuing a period of rapid expansion for the company. Mathspace was selected by the Hong Kong government’s education technology arm, HKEdCity, as the digital ...
More »Apple teaches teachers how to use tech
Technology can be good for teachers, if they know how to use it. Otherwise it’s a perennial frustration for the teacher, and an impediment to learning for the student. That’s why Michelle Michael, acting principal of Gymea Bay Public School ...
More »Federal funding pulled from SA Islamic college
Federal funding for the Islamic College of South Australia will be cut from 13 April 2017 for failing to comply with governance regulations. Federal education minister Simon Birmingham said school management had failed to meet the “strict conditions” imposed on ...
More »Perth students learn science in Antarctica
In what was likely the best school excursion ever, 18 students from Perth’s Kent Street Senior High School got to fly over Antarctica for a science field trip. Accompanying them for the 12-hour flight was their teacher Suzy Urbaniak, who ...
More »More school support needed for cancer survivors: research
With 8 out of 10 children who receive a cancer diagnosis surviving the illness, a researcher has identified that more needs to be done to support these children when they go back to school. Anne Gaunt, a master of education ...
More »No Jab, No Pay unproductive: paper
“We’re extremely strong advocates for vaccination … and we both recognise that vaccine rejection is an ongoing problem in Australia … and there’s actually very limited evidence on the best way to address vaccine rejection.” Dr Margie Danchin of the ...
More »Education ministers must ‘come to their senses’: Cobbold
Australia’s education ministers “must come to their senses” and work out reforms to close the growing divide between rich and poor schools, a former Productivity Commission economist turned public school advocate has said. Trevor Cobbold, national convenor of Save Our ...
More »Top model also a role model for intersex kids
Belgian model Hanne Gaby Odiele is a rangy 178 centimetres tall. Mousy-blonde haired and milky-skinned, she has an impish, slightly androgynous look. As well as strutting catwalks, Odiele is helping break a taboo by recently declaring herself intersex. Odiele revealed ...
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