The wisdom of the aphorism ‘you don't fatten a pig by weighing it more’ might have finally dawned on at least three state education ministers. Last month, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria announced a review of NAPLAN, with the ...
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Book Review: Changing Australia’s Education – teachers must take charge
It’s not often a book comes along that encapsulates the myriad ways in which Australia’s school system has changed since its inception during the colonial era. But Alan Reid’s new book, Changing Australian Education: How policy is taking us backwards and ...
More »Teachers’ pay: keeping the best out of the profession
We’re often told that Australia’s teachers are among the best paid in the world, based on OECD figures, which is true, but the other – more important – part of the story is that teachers’ pay is falling behind that ...
More »Education expert offers top tips on exam preparation and discusses higher education entry requirements
With HSC exams just around the corner and university exams not too far away, helpful tips could mean the difference between flunking and doing your best. But as Geoff Kinkade from Studiosity's Academic Advisory Board and former principal consultant for ...
More »Globally recognised educator inspires students and fellow teachers: VIDEO
Yasodai Selvakumaran, Humanities teacher and Leader in Professional Practice from Sydney’s Rooty Hill High School, has fit a lot into a teaching career that’s barely a decade old. A recipient of the Commonwealth Bank Teaching awards, and finalist in the ...
More »Studying for success – Part 4: Preparing for high-stakes tests
With HSC exams quickly approaching, it's timely to refresh our knowledge of how to prepare for high-stakes tests – in many ways, they can set the foundation for the rest of our professional lives. In his final instalment of the ...
More »‘As the temperatures rise, so will we’: Sydney’s Climate Strike 4 Action 2019
You would have to be profoundly deaf, blind or unobservant not to realise that something big was happening around Sydney’s CBD last Friday. Scores of students, still dutifully dressed in their school uniforms, started to snake their way through the ...
More »Expert calls for better literacy instruction for students and teachers
Qualified linguist Lyn Stone is an expert in what she does, but someday she hopes to be made "redundant". Until then, however, the founder of literacy consultancy group Lifelong Literacy believes there are far too many students and teachers in ...
More »This week’s big issue: Banning mobile phones in schools
Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan has applauded Victoria and urged other jurisdictions to act now in banning mobile phones. He later told reporters that evidence from Canada shows that banning mobiles in schools improves student performance by six per cent, ...
More »Diverse schools are successful schools: AITSL report
A diverse school workforce is the key to a successful school, according to a new report released by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL), the country’s federally funded body for excellence in teaching and leadership. Entitled Spotlight: ...
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