The process has begun – finally! We hope that the work to review the mathematics (and digital technologies) curriculum over the next 12 months does indeed result in clarity about what is to be taught. The seemingly poor performance by ...
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How a new, simple technology can help children with learning disabilities in the classroom: Podcast
EducationReview · How a new, simple technology can help children with learning disabilities in the classroom: Podcast Dimi Stathopoulos is an occupational and speech therapist who has a lot of experience working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention ...
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A new study involving nearly 1700 students and teachers has challenged the long-held idea that teachers underplay the seriousness and extent of bullying in their schools. Parents of children who have been bullied have “probably been tempted” or even asked ...
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Several years ago I was presenting at a T&L workshop on teaching practical concepts to business students by using a media diary. I have been teaching marketing for many years at several universities, and I enjoy teaching practical subjects to ...
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New research from Monash University has warned the government that subjects like music and the arts play a pivotal role in developing social inclusion and intercultural competence within students. Led by Dr Renee Crawford, Senior Lecturer in Monash University’s Faculty ...
More »New book explores what we can learn from Finland’s education system
A pithy quote sets the tone early in Michael Lawrence’s latest book about the state of education in Australia and why it’s so important: Testing 3,2,1: What Australian Education can Learn from Finland. Penned by English educationalist Sir Ken Robinson, ...
More »Nationwide survey reveals how the education sector coped at the height of COVID-19
A survey conducted at the zenith of COVID-19 reported that teachers were routinely working extra hours, with nearly half of the 1200 respondents working almost an extra day during the pandemic and others working in excess of 20 extra hours ...
More »Professor Hattie urges schools to move away from ‘the old grammar’ of schooling
Professor John Hattie has urged educators to discard the old habits and traditions that have defined western schooling in the modern age and embrace a new ‘grammar’ of learning. In a contribution to EducationHQ inspired by the COVID-19 schooling experience, ...
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EducationReview · 'Future proofing' students for the 21st century and how it can be done: Podcast Professor Sandra Milligan from the University of Melbourne and her fellow experts were inspired to write the report 'Future Proofing Students: What they need ...
More »A holistic approach to education starts in the home: opinion
The COVID-19 crisis has caused increased parental engagement in children’s education as a matter of necessity. But it need not end now. “A holistic approach to learning” is one of the key factors that feeds student success, according to The ...
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