Cyberbullying is the biggest challenge to building social cohesion at schools, principals say. Nearly half of the 91 principals and assistant principals surveyed by Monash and Deakin University researchers said it was the biggest issue confronting students, while 60 per ...
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New book examines the deprofessionalisation of the teaching profession
A new book authored by a University of Technology Sydney professor argues that the teaching profession has lost its respect due to the deprofessionalisation of teachers. Associate Professor John Buchanan cites two key reasons for the deprofessionalisation of the profession of ...
More »Gender gap in student engagement in global and multicultural issues: report
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says schools and education systems are failing to give boys and girls across the world the same opportunities to learn and apply their knowledge of global and multicultural issues. This was determined ...
More »New report shows how valued teachers are on the eve of World Teachers’ Day
The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) is encouraging community members to support the work of teachers on the eve of World Teacher’ Day and for teachers to value their contributions to society. AITSL kicked off a campaign ...
More »Strike force announced after bomb threats force NSW students to suspend HSC exams and evacuate
A new strike force has been established after bomb threats emailed from an anonymous source forced more than 300 students to suspend their HSC biology exam yesterday and evacuate their school buildings. The emails were sent to schools primarily on ...
More »Helping students with Down syndrome to realise the enjoyment of mathematics: study
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month and this represents a special time for educators of students with Down syndrome and others with a range of cognitive and non-cognitive abilities. More informed models of teaching mathematics must include rich, comparable educational ...
More »Schools drop writing focus too early: researchers
Schools are dropping the focus on writing too soon, say academics. Writing for The Conversation, Australian Catholic University Professor of Educational Assessment and Literacy Claire Wyatt-Smith and senior research officer Christine Jennifer Jackson surveyed more than 4,000 primary and secondary school ...
More »Murdered French teacher a quiet hero: Macron
President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to a French history teacher beheaded by an Islamist radical as a "quiet hero" dedicated to instilling the democratic values of the French Republic in his pupils. Samuel Paty's teenage attacker had wanted to ...
More »‘Regrettable’ HSC exam bungle leaves class rattled and disappointed
Students at a Sydney high school are rattled and concerned after their HSC English exam supervisor wrote the incorrect finishing time for the exam on the whiteboard. While the exam was scheduled to run from 9.50am to 11.30am on Tuesday, ...
More »Class of 2020 starting COVID-safe HSC
About 70,000 students from the NSW HSC class of 2020 are starting their written exams, with COVID-safe protocols in place. Safeguards including temperature tests and spaced seating have been introduced to protect students who sit their first English test on ...
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