You could be forgiven for never having stopped and considered the prefixes 'trans-' and, especially, 'cis-', until fairly recently. Much of the developed world has been tumbling along without bothering too much about the complexities and fluidity of the gender ...
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Principals should train up in emotional intelligence: expert
A leading business coach is urging principals to develop and flex their emotional intelligence muscles so they can alternate between being a leader and being a manager. Jeremy Carter, managing director of the Australian branch of multinational leadership coaching firm ...
More »Researchers find 74 genes linked to educational attainment
Brain scientists have isolated 74 genes linked to high educational attainment, though they also said getting top marks may simply be a by-product. The research, published in the journal Nature, found these genes have a role in the brain’s development of ...
More »Teach creativity, don’t measure it: school leader
You can’t measure creativity, nor the soft skills needed to thrive in jobs and tertiary education, so education should end its obsession with measurement and ranking, a senior educator has argued. Meredith Melville-Jones, director of Sydney’s Bradfield Senior College, said ...
More »Education focus necessary beyond elections: McGraw-Hill boss
Focus on education must last beyond federal elections, the chief executive of a multinational educational publisher has argued. David Levin, from McGraw-Hill Education – one of the ‘big three’ educational publishers – said education, unlike elections, is always around. It shouldn’t be pandered ...
More »STEM doesn’t guarantee jobs, wealth
Despite the opening pages of the hot-off-the-press Good Careers Guide preaching STEM and all its glories – the guide’s education chief urged students to pursue careers they're passionate about, even if they aren't STEM-related. The Good Careers Guide is the replacement ...
More »JCU researchers shows ADHD to be a real medical condition
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a real medical condition and not merely poor behaviour. That's the message from Dr Helen Boon, a researcher at James Cook University. Whether ADHD is caused by nature or nurture, or a bit of ...
More »Design collaboratively, learn the same way: architect
Collaboration is the beating heart of effective vocational education spaces, an architect has said. Mark Freeman, from specialist educational architecture firm Gray Puksand, recently completed a $5.1 million VET facility situated in Melbourne’s Somerville Secondary College. Freeman said he worked closely ...
More »ANALYSIS: Coalition Budget more than just sweetener
As I previously wrote (Education Review online April 27), there’s no doubt education will be a significant election issue and last night’s federal Budget is clearly aimed at neutralising school funding as an electoral disadvantage for the Turnbull Government. Failing to ...
More »Opinion: Budget fails to settle funding wars
New results-focused initiatives are welcome but disunity over funding remains a contentious issue. The new Coalition schools policy, Quality Schools, Quality Outcomes, was announced without fanfare two days before the Budget. It is easy to see why. The main political ...
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