In The Classroom
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Why social-emotional confidence improves wellbeing, and how to get it
Teachers’ confidence in their instructional skills is known to be an important contributor to healthy and effective functioning as a…
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How I helped my students enjoy school
As a student in the 1970s, I got it. Traditional, conventional, mainstream education worked for me. I lapped up the…
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$11m to “teach and sustain” Indigenous languages in primary schools
The Albanese government will provide $11 million in funding to bolster Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language education in primary…
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Let’s eliminate classroom battles instead of trying to win them: Opinion
Think about the most authoritarian teacher you had when you were at school. Likely to be male, it’s also probable…
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Advice for Indigenous students with university aspirations
Navigating student life, especially when entering university or tertiary education for the first time, is no easy feat. Students are…
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There’s a new ‘rapid review’ into school bullying. Research shows we need to involve the whole school to stop it
About one in four students report being regularly bullied in Australian schools. Children who are bullied can feel anxious and…
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Helping boys find their own masculinity: Opinion
Today’s students are exposed to a world where a man found liable for sexual abuse has become the President of the…
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Should Indigenous knowledge be part of teaching maths? Senator Henderson says no
A Coalition analysis of the Australian curriculum says cross-curriculum priorities, especially ones relating to First Nations culture, makes the content…
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‘Do I have to get it in writing?’ Even with compulsory lessons, some teens are confused about how consent works
Consent education has been mandatory in Australian schools since 2023. Amid growing public understanding we need to reduce sexual violence…
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‘I was scared’: many student teachers had bad maths experiences at school. Here’s how they can do better
What do you remember about maths at school? Did you whizz through the problems and enjoy getting the answers right?…
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