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Technical glitches have plagued NAPLAN online from day one of the 2019 nation-wide testing. Fifty per cent of schools have so far made the transition from pen and paper tests (up from 15 per cent last year), with thousands of ...

Separating kids according to their assessed ability is the norm in Australian education. In fact, 98 per cent of schools use some form of streaming, with advantages perceived for all parties involved. High-performing students are put on a fast track ...

Experts call for earlier detection of hearing loss as new research shows parents don’t prioritise tests for children. Australian schools and parents are urged to test children’s hearing using a clinically proven FREE, government funded app, Sound Scouts. New research ...

How can we foster a school culture where reading isn’t seen by kids as just a chore, or something that only ‘nerds’ would enjoy? In a new research paper, teacher librarians have their say. The article, published in the Australian ...

Remember getting your pen licence? That enshrined document among Australia’s school-going youth, marking the rite of passage from cheap scribbler to noble, professional scribe. Those endless hours spent painstakingly connecting one letter to another, sewing the alphabet into seamless elegance, ...

Monday to Friday, behind a desk, in the one place. This is the standard – and much-bemoaned – model for work life. It’s also the model for much of pre-tertiary education, from kindergarten to Year 12. Is this monotonous, precisely ...

The spaces in which we live and move have profound – if often invisible – impacts on our wellbeing, our psyche, our behaviour and how we relate to each other. If you’ve ever listened to 99% Invisible, or read Foucault, ...

The field of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is set to carry Australia into a bold new future of enhanced modernity. It is one of the fastest growing industries nationally, with exciting discoveries and opportunities awaiting those who choose ...

Edith Cowan University offers one of the best online accelerated Master of Education courses. It is designed to be accessible and to help balance studying and work-life all at the same time. There is continuous student support from lecturers and ...

As students Australia-wide get ready to sit the 2019 NAPLAN tests in May, yesterday, the National Report from last year was released. The suite of tests, which assess literacy and numeracy in years 3, 5, 7 and 9, continues to ...