Netball, Australian rules, soccer, gardening, fitness, fruit consumption and simply chilling out. These were some of the activities students enjoyed at Orange Grove Public School in Leichhardt, in Sydney's inner west, to mark Kids Matter Day, part of Mental Health ...
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A guiding document and a lasting tradition inform the experience of children throughout Australia’s only Quaker school. Once a week, all students and staff at The Friends’ School in Hobart experience silence during a replication of the traditional Quaker gathering, ...
More »OpenLearning partners with TAFE NSW to disrupt VET business model
Adam Brimo is the CEO of OpenLearning, an online start-up that uses a study for free, pay to be certified business model. OpenLearning recently signed a partnership with TAFE NSW's Hunter institute to launch a new VET platform called Learn.com.au. ...
More »Disabled student data close to release
A clearer picture of how many disabled students in Australian schools need more funding to help them learn better should be available shortly after the ACT government is sworn back in. Education minister Simon Birmingham expects the picture will surprise ...
More »Stress and devices a problem but teachers highly capable: parents’ perspective
ASG commissioned a survey of 3000 parents, grandparents and guardians, asking them about their children's experiences in school. The results form the basis of the ASG Parents Report Card. The key findings of this report, as summarised by the authors, ...
More »‘Talking Eds’, episode 16: Robot teachers; investment in fossil fuels; crazy VET courses; Baird throws shade
In this week's episode of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review look at what role should robots play in the classroom, how investment in fossil fuels is fueling dissent among universities, catch up on ...
More »Tax apps and deduction tips for teachers
Tax time can be a time of dread for many teachers, as you try to sift through boxes of receipts to work out what deductions you can claim on your tax return. You aren’t alone. The nature of teachers' work means ...
More »‘Talking Eds’, episode 15: Netflix in the preschool, feminism in the VC’s office, VET loans overhaul
In this week's episode of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review look at why streaming services are becoming more prominent in preschool, dive deep into Edith Cowan VC Steve Chapman's coming out as a ...
More »Top traits of effective educators identified
A good teacher must be an expert in their subject matter, but at least four other traits may be even more important. A survey of Australian students, parents, teachers, administrators and policymakers has revealed their ideas about the most important characteristics of an effective ...
More »‘Talking Eds’, episode 14: intensive parenting, crowdsourcing cures, inmates running the SCA asylum
In this week's episode of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review dive deep into why intensive parenting is making mums and dads miserable, investigate the crowdsourcing phenomenon shaking up Big Pharma and revel in ...
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