Critics have been quick to voice concerns over the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) releasing its proposed changes to the national curriculum last Thursday. Among the hundreds of pages of suggestions and recommendations released, education minister Alan Tudge ...
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Preventing teacher burnout through shared responsibility – opinion
Building interpersonal resilience has become a prevalent topic for school leaders in recent months, especially for those desperately trying to support a workforce that is suffering ‘burnout’ at a much higher rate than we have seen previously. Of even greater ...
More »Australian behemoth of young adult literature receives an honorary doctorate at USC
Author James Marsden has often followed the path less travelled. Although he enrolled in university in his early years, it took him longer than expected to graduate, even walking away from tertiary studies several times. “Like many a young person, ...
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A NSW Department of Education program that teaches students in Years 3-12 how to combat racism has been slammed by the director of the Foundations of Western Civilisation Program at the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA). Dr Bella d’Abrera has ...
More »Noongar language to be formally taught in WA schools
Plans are afoot to formally teach the Noongar language in Western Australian primary schools alongside Asian and European languages. Noongar is the language of Aboriginal people hailing from WA’s south-east and has been taught in some of the state’s primary ...
More »Experts provide invaluable educational advice on the eve of World Autism Day
Three experts have offered insights about education and autism on the eve of World Autism Day and the start of Autism Awareness Month in Australia. Highly successful television series such as ABC TV's Employable Me have challenged preconceived ideas about ...
More »Leading teacher wellbeing: the next school improvement frontier – opinion
Walk into any school and you will find teachers who are smiling, chatting happily with students and who seem to be enjoying each day. Scratch below the surface though and what you may notice is that these teachers, who on ...
More »Canning Dr Seuss: Sensible decision or cancel culture? podcast
EducationReview · Dr Seuss: Sensible decision or cancel culture? podcast The Dr Seuss Foundation's decision earlier this month to cease publishing six books in the collection has been applauded by many but also derided by others, who see this ...
More »Curriculum review? Teacher education review? Balancing the equation correctly – opinion
The school year has commenced and already there has been a flood of media coverage related to mathematics. The most interesting and important information relates to the pending release of the mathematics curriculum review as announced by ACARA in 2020. ...
More »Succeeding despite the odds: a deeper reading of PISA data
An article published on the EduResearch Matters website earlier this month highlights that one in five of all Australian students are not meeting minimum levels of reading. And, while that conclusion might be “shocking” to some, when we further categorise ...
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