Schools across the country can now apply for grants of up to $500 to learn about the impact of the Stolen Generations, a part of Australian history that has until recently been written out of the history books. The grants ...
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Proposed curriculum aims to improve outcomes for students with visual impairment
The first national curriculum to address the learning needs of visually impaired students could soon be introduced across Australia, addressing long-held concerns about student equity and access. University of Southern Queensland (USQ) inclusive education researcher Melissa Fanshawe is “leading the ...
More »Retrospective application of LANTITE test is unfair and a ‘betrayal’ of students: opinion
According to The Advertiser (30 September 2019), ‘In 2016, the Teachers Registration Board SA cited legal advice that the [LANTITE] tests could not be retrospectively imposed as an extra requirement, so made them mandatory only for students who began their ...
More »Does GATE have a place in primary schools? Opinion
Finding the perfect school for a child is one of the most important decisions a parent will make. But when it comes to students who are academically gifted, finding a school that will challenge them and foster their abilities is ...
More »UNSW study reveals the dangers of online alcohol purchases for youths
UNSW public health researchers say tougher laws are required to reverse the trend of under-18s with alcohol dependence purchasing liquor “at the touch of the button”. To reach their findings, public health researchers “examined the sales, marketing and delivery practices" ...
More »Premier welcomes findings from parliamentary inquiry into ailing NSW education system
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has applauded the parliamentary inquiry into NSW's school performance, headed by committee chair Mark Latham, after its release this week. Speaking to smh.com.au ahead of the SMH Schools Summit, she said: “I applaud the committee for ...
More »Private school headmaster’s resignation represents ‘the beginning of critical change’
The headmaster of one of Australia's most prestigious private schools has bowed to public pressure and resigned following revelations aired on ABC's Four Corners program on Monday night. Following the announcement, Australia's centre for excellence in trauma treatment, The Blue Knot Foundation, ...
More »Homework scrapped at 250 UAE schools
Students at more than 250 government-run schools in the United Arab Emirates are officially done with homework. The National newspaper reports that the Education Ministry is abolishing homework in public schools in the emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi to ...
More »AEU slams government’s performance on closing early education gap
The Australian Education Union (AEU) has criticised the Morrison government’s commitment to closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous outcomes in a number of areas, including early childhood education. Following the release of the Closing the Gap 2020 Report, the ...
More »Closing the Gap Report 2020: what progress has been made in education?
Over a decade ago, Commonwealth, state, territory and local governments committed to closing the gap in Indigenous disadvantage in a number of key areas. The 2020 Closing the Gap Report has just been released, containing information relating to Indigenous peoples’ life ...
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