New South Wales schools haven’t had it easy as of late: bushfire closures, COVID-19 interruptions, cyber attacks. Now, schools are facing their latest crisis – a spate of bomb threats, prompting evacuations across the state. Recently, more than a dozen ...
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Emotional invalidation might be harming your students – here’s how to spot it and stop it: opinion
Have you ever been upset and turned to someone to seek comfort and reassurance, only to have them say something like: “It’s not worth getting upset about”, “why did you do that?!”, “it could be worse”, “everything happens for a ...
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In 2020, the issue of mental health is high on the agenda for schools around the country. With a global pandemic adding a large dose of extra anxiety into the lives of our students and staff alike, talking about our ...
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1: Catch up on any work missed during online learning The HSC has never been as stressful or as anxiety-inducing as it is currently during the COVID-19 pandemic. With almost 9 in 10 students feeling distracted while studying from home, ...
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What does MasterChef 2020 have to do with school? More than you'd think. The show's Grand Finale took place the other night, with Emilia and Laura vying for this year's trophy. As I was watching the season, I've noticed some ...
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EducationReview · What principals can learn from CEOs: Podcast School principals are often characterised by their leadership abilities, educational excellence and ability to meet government requirements through reporting of a range of data. But, according to Eduinfluencers founder and managing ...
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"Technology now makes it possible and necessary to study many new mathematical methods in greater depth"
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Education lecturer questions the testing method and interpretation of the LANTITE teacher test.
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Michael Lawrence is a Victorian teacher and author of the forthcoming book - TESTING 3,2,1: What Australian Education Can Learn From Finland: A Teacher’s Perspective. Now that he's teaching almost entirely online, Lawrence argues that old disciplinarian models of behaviour ...
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The phrase ‘home schooling’ is being used to describe what parents in some states in Australia and globally are experiencing, with the temporary cessation of formal face-to-face schooling in lieu of remote modes of learning. Undoubtedly, some students will find ...
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