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The NSW government is promising an extra 4600 teachers for the state’s public schools, hired over four years as part of a $2 billion investment. This will bring the total number of full-time teachers in NSW to a record high ...

Too much time spent watching TV and playing computer games can hold back the development of young children, new research suggests. A study of 2400 Canadian children found more screen time was linked to lower scores in ‘milestone’ tests of ...

Trust in educational institutions is in deficit. From the boardroom mismanagement of private and independent schools to the revelations of the Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, parents of students and the surrounding community have become wary about the staff ...

The reality of schools (for as many years as I have worked in education) is that teachers, Principals, and school staff more broadly run the gauntlet each term at frenetic pace, often collapsing physically and emotionally at the finish line. ...

Last month, the Labor opposition called for systematic change in the Australian education system. “I don’t want people with ATARs of 35 going into teaching,” noted Labor spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek, vocalising a frustration shared by many. The system is facing ...

I probably shouldn’t have asked myself such a heavy question two days before school holidays were over, particularly given I found Teacher by Gabbie Stroud while scrolling through the iBooks store during The Bachelor finale (such was my rage at ...

While the prospect of robots replacing teachers is a long way off, the impact of technology is fundamentally changing the profession. Artificial intelligence, machine learning and individually tailored educational software are already transforming the way we teach and the way ...

Winter has started. Cold, short days add to the challenge of a long second term for teachers, students and families in Victoria. First term is now a distant memory but anyone associated with schools in Victoria would be saying to ...

The rapid and exponential growth of the internet over the past 40 years has changed the nature of society. Indeed, at the end of the first two decades of the twenty-first century, the internet is our defining medium. This has ...

With the 2018 EduTECH juggernaut taking over Sydney’s International Exhibition and Convention Centre in Sydney’s Darling Harbour late last week, Education Review was on hand to bring you a snapshot of some of the key presentations on the opening day ...