A high school maths teacher has been recognised as an education ‘Rising Star’ for implementing an innovative teaching style at her alma mater. Ms Stephanie Thomas was the winner of the Education Rising Star award at this year’s Australian Education ...
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“It doesn’t test how kind you are:” Aussie kids grill Education Minister on NAPLAN
The federal Education Minister was in the ‘hot seat’ in a recent news podcast where primary-aged kids grilled him on his education policies. Minister Jason Clare joined the Squiz Kids Today podcast, where young Australians asked him about teacher shortages, ...
More »Free food-waste education program for Aussie students
An anti-food waste initiative is providing free, curriculum-centred lesson plans, teacher training and classroom resources to schools willing to teach their students about sustainable food practices. FEAST, a 10-week education program by food rescue organisation OzHarvest, aligns to the years ...
More »Lockable pouches popular as NSW schools enforce mobile phone ban
NSW public school students have put away their mobile phones during school hours after a sweeping ban kicked into place on the first day of term four. The state government announced its move to ban mobile phones in April, fulfilling ...
More »Half of First Nations people sacrifice essentials for internet
A 2023 research report found just under half of Indigenous communities in Australia have no mobile service due to limited communications infrastructure and affordability constraints in rural and remote areas. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) research said 43 per ...
More »‘Huge jump’ in violent incidents in SA schools
Reports of violence, bullying, and drug taking in South Australian schools have risen to over 10,000 last year. Incidents of violence in school spiked by over 550 to 2915 last year with increasing reports of verbal abuse, intruders on campus, ...
More »Authors, poets and illustrators trolled in the wake of HSC
Authors, illustrators and poets featured in this year’s Higher School Certificate (HSC) English exams are to be given additional support following online abuse and trolling from some year 12 students in former years. The 2023 HSC kicked off with written ...
More »Single-sex schools going co-ed
Several Sydney high schools will transition to co-education after community consultation showed strong support for migrating schools away from single-sex education. Randwick Boys and Randwick Girls High School will combine to form a co-ed high school for years 7-12. The ...
More »NSW students wave goodbye to their smartphones
High schoolers with smartphone separation anxiety can wave goodbye to playground Snapchats and swimming carnival selfies with a hard-line ban on mobile phones across all public schools starting on the first day of term four. Some schools have forked out ...
More »Qld principal credits ‘inclusive leadership’ for top award win
Bellbird Park State Secondary College’s (BPSSC) foundation principal has won several elite education awards this year and credits his success to the team he has built around him. Michael West was named government school principal of the year at the ...
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