I can only imagine the number of times that visionaries and leaders in organisations were intending to take “2020” as a significant play on words as vision was cast and strategic plans were unrolled. Because, let’s face it, every leader ...
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Why an independent Melbourne school is discarding its uniform after 130 years: Opinion
A school blazer in Australia represents many things. To some it’s a sign of prestige and opportunity, while to others it represents conformity, history and tradition. What it certainly does not represent is comfort. Do you remember trying to run ...
More »‘Teachers’ status has rocketed’: Professor Donna Pendergast – Podcast
EducationReview · 'Teachers status has rocketed': Professor Donna Pendergast Since COVID-19 entered our lives, the importance of jobs we once might have considered less desirable or important has changed dramatically. As well as our front line retail workers, teachers are ...
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EducationReview · 'They're hope machines': How schools and teachers can support distressed students - Podcast The hellish summer bushfires and the current COVID-19 pandemic has made 2020 a year most of us would rather forget. But one group, in particular, ...
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EducationReview · Will 2020 help or hinder Year 12 students? Professor John Hattie - Podcast 2020 has been a challenging and disruptive year for everyone with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, but one group that is often thought about ...
More »New study finds parents often confuse bullying with fighting
A recent study by Dr Lesley-Anne Ey of UniSA and Professor Marilyn Campbell of the Queensland University of Technology revealed that only a fraction of parents can accurately describe what bullying is. As part of the study titled ‘Do Parents ...
More »Teachers and parents, here’s how we survive a third term of ‘coviducation’: Opinion
Yep, I’m coining it. Because if there’s one thing parents and teachers can be certain of at this stage, it’s that ‘education’ as we know it has gone well and truly out the window. The second wave of COVID-19 has ...
More »Vic principals are ‘losing their minds’ amid calls to send all students back home
There are calls for all Victorian students to return to online learning at home following the closure of 80 schools in the state after COVID-19 cases were detected. Although schools in Melbourne and the Mitchell shire remain open for VCE ...
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EducationReview · Parents and teachers perceptions of schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic: Podcast Dr Adam Fraser is a peak performance expert and director of research company E-LAB. Recently Fraser collaborated with Deakin University to explore parents' perceptions of teachers during ...
More »AITSL promotes free wellbeing course for school leaders and principals amid stressful times
The Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) has thrown its support behind a new online course focusing on educators’ wellbeing. The link between teacher wellbeing and their ability to support their colleagues and students is well established, as ...
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