Health+Wellbeing
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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…
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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…
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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…
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âSimplisticâ 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…
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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…
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Are all teachers secretly writers? Opinion
If you look up the biographies of authors, you will find that many are also teachers, or ex-teachers â Rachael…
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Poor sleep destroying student behaviour ambitions – opinion
The phone on my Principalâs desk rang and I didnât even get the opportunity to say âHelloâ. âGet down here…
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More stress, unclear gains: are selective schools really worth it?
Thousands of primary and secondary students in Sydney and Melbourne are preparing for selective entrance exams. If successful, students will gain entry…
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NSW education department is failing on key indicators: 2020 Annual Report
An analysis of the NSW Department of Educationâs Annual Report for 2020 has found that the state is not meeting…
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New experimental game shows why punishment doesnât always work
Neuroscientists and psychologists from UNSW Sydney have developed a video game that provides insights into punishment and why some individuals…
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