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Health+Wellbeing
‘No employer in Australia can tell women to wear dresses’: so why can’t school girls wear shorts?
Ever tried to play chasey in a skirt? The thing flaps and billows like a clumsy tornado about your knees.…
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In The Classroom
Tehan’s taskforce to embed phonics in initial teacher education
The long-running “Reading Wars” have a new battlefront, with Education Minister Dan Tehan today announcing a taskforce to recommend an…
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School Management
Could restorative justice be one of the best ways to address school bullying?
Two separate incidents of anti-Semitic bullying within Victorian schools have sent deep tremors of disturbance through the education system and…
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Industry+Reform
Keeping the best teachers: disrupting pathways and busting myths
Almost half of teaching graduates leave the workforce within five years of entering it. The push factors are complex, often context-specific…
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Industry+Reform
Reimagining school to employment pathways: expert panel invites suggestions for 2020 report
A secondary school graduate steps out into the world today, and is confronted with an overwhelming array of choice. It’s…
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School Management
Increased opportunity, increased expectations: immigrant parent influence on children’s education pathway
When immigrant families arrive in Australia, they will often find a whole new world of educational opportunity for their children.…
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Opinion
‘I just laugh’: John Marsden’s response to pro-bullying accusations
John Marsden is best known for his top-selling Tomorrow When the War Began YA series, in which a group of…
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Advertorial
Teachers helping teachers for the benefit of students all over the world
If teachers don’t step out of their comfort zones, then how can we teach our future generations how to survive…
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In The Classroom
Keeping sick kids connected with school
Even missing a few days from school can be disrupting. You have to catch up on lessons, you miss out…
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Advertorial
Success factors of the QuickSmart Numeracy and Literacy intervention program
QuickSmart recently earned national recognition from Australia’s peak research body, the Australian Research Council, as one of only four projects…
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