Picture a stay-at-home dad. Are you imagining a bloke dutifully chopping fruit and placing it into a mini Tupperware container for a park outing? The only man with a stroller at the cafe at 10.00am, fielding inquisitive glances from mums? You may ...
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Government to reconsider rural education
"Most importantly this report highlights there is no silver bullet...," Education Minister Simon Birmingham declared. By this, he meant there is no magic fix-all to the metropolitan/rural education standards gap, as proven by Emeritus Professor Dr John Halsey's newly-published report ...
More »Road safety boost for Vic schools
A $23.9 million state budget boost will improve road safety around Victorian schools. The funds will be used to extend the school crossing supervisor program, improve pedestrian crossings, and install electronic variable speed limit signs on high risk roads. "School crossings ...
More »Positive teacher relationships essential for SLC children
Positive relationships between children and teachers could be more important than previously thought, a new study has found. The Charles Sturt University study found that close, less-conflicted relationships between young students and teachers could improve language and literacy development as ...
More »NAPLAN labelled “bizarre” and “least valid” test
An education expert based in the US has given a scathing review of NAPLAN, labelling it "absurd", "bizarre" and the worst of a dozen tests he has studied in depth. Les Perelmen, a retired professor from MIT University, reviewed the ...
More »Principal profile: Dr Paul Rijken
After falling into teaching when his original career plans stalled, this Adelaide principal set out to make his mark in education. A dynamic, visionary and authentic Catholic school leader who is passionate about leading contemporary educational change, informed by research, ...
More »Record number of schools unite against domestic violence
A record number of primary and secondary schools have completed White Ribbon Australia's respectful relationships program, in an effort to prevent domestic violence. A total of 115 schools finished Breaking the Silence – an award-winning professional development program that takes a preventative approach ...
More »Top principals awarded scholarships
New South Wales' "most outstanding" principals have been announced, and will head to the Harvard Graduate School of Education to undertake a professional education program. The recipients of the 2018 Principal's Scholarships are: James Kozlowski from Endeavour Park High School, Paul ...
More »What parents value most in schools
What do you think parents value most in a school? Its academic reputation? Co-curricular activities and facilities? Its 'spirit'? The kind of children who attend? Or is it the quality of the teachers? A study has found that it's the ...
More »The ‘guides on the side’: exploring the flipped teaching method
The traditional way of imparting knowledge (teacher at the front of the class, lecturing, setting kids homework they might not do) could one day be a thing of the past. This age-old method "assumes that the student's brain is like ...
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