In multiple meta-analysis and research studies, highly respected education researcher John Hattie (2009, 2018), ranked a range of influences and their effect size on student achievement. At the top of this list was the student-teacher relationship and the effect of ...
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Children’s human rights violated by ‘invisible crisis’
Over half of children with mental health disorders have trouble accessing the medical help they need, according to new research. Canadian researchers have found that one in eight children suffer from a mental health disorder and only 44.2 per cent ...
More »‘A system that serves them’: The need for a truly inclusive Australian Curriculum
When the Australian Curriculum was introduced in 2008, it was lauded as a world-class curriculum that would not only ensure consistency among the states and territories, but be inclusive enough for every child – including those with disabilities. Over a ...
More »How are performing arts teachers and students coping in a time of remote learning?
A team of international education researchers has released a study that details the challenges performing arts teachers and their students face during periods of lockdown and remote learning. The study, led by Associate Professor Susan Davis of CQUniversity Australia and ...
More »‘Trying times for teachers’: NSW Teachers Federation president speaks out
NSW Teachers Federation President Angelo Gavrielatos warned these are “trying times for teachers” as Sydney’s lockdown continues and term three kicks off in remote learning mode. Speaking to the ABC on Monday night, Gavrielatos welcomed the news that 10,000 teachers ...
More »How we can address the widening gap between acceptable and unacceptable behaviour within the school community – opinion
Educators go to university for four years, complete countless hours of study and spend many days in classrooms completing several practicums to get them ‘classroom ready’. They are taught pedagogy, curriculum, theory and research; however, they aren’t taught how to ...
More »Supporting EAL/D students in their language-learning journey
When one considers that more than a quarter of the Australian population is born overseas, it becomes obvious that educators will teach at least some students for whom English is not their first language or dialect. In an article posted ...
More »In teachers we trust – opinion
While many Australian schools have spent the last few decades admiring the old school tie, tightening standardisation and rubrics while chasing NAPLAN and ATAR scores, Finnish educators have been told to study best practices, and then try and improve on ...
More »‘Simplistic’ labels ignore differences, difficulties students from Asian backgrounds experience
Fresh research from a joint study between Youth19 and the University of Auckland has shown that the overarching label of “Asian” hides students’ very different experiences at high school, especially in the ways they deal with mental distress. Associate Professor ...
More »Teacher Monica Young cries in court over sex assaults on boy, 14
A former Sydney high school teacher who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy has broken down in court while detailing her remorse over the “severe, lifelong” impacts of her actions. Monica Elizabeth Young, 24, pleaded guilty in April to three ...
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