Whether your child chooses to enter university or embark on a TAFE course, starting an education savings plan early can help to control the mounting expenses. Australian Scholarships Group (ASG) has launched a new education savings scheme – The Pathway ...
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Researcher raises concern over spelling bee TV show
Literacy is more than memorising how to spell big words, a Charles Sturt University expert has argued, in light of Channel Ten’s newly announced show, The Great Australian Spelling Bee. Tessa Daffern, a higher degree researcher at the Research Institute ...
More »Principals connect with schools in remote Indigenous communities
School principals are getting ready to jet off to the remote Indigenous communities of the Torres Strait Islands to gain first-hand insight into the challenges and choices that impact on Indigenous education. The annual Women Yarning Up trip is organised ...
More »New research: Schools should teach cyber ethics
As education continues to see a growth of internet use and technology it is becoming increasing critical to educate teachers and students on cyber ethics. This is according to a new study by Dr Boris Handal from The University of ...
More »Scholarship sends Indigenous science buffs to Asian Science Camp
Two Indigenous science students have won a Charles Darwin University scholarship to attend the Asian Science Camp. Sharni Cox from Rosny College in Hobart, Tasmania, and Lachlan Bon from The Cathedral School in Townsville, Queensland will head to the 9th ...
More »Australian-first principal certification trial officially launches
Principals will gather in Melbourne today to launch the Prototype Trial for an industry-first certification. Louisa Rennie, director of Australian Principal Certification said the team is delighted to be able to launch the Australian Principal Certification Prototype Trial. “We're gathering ...
More »Researchers investigate why more kids aren’t walking, cycling to school
As a growing number of parents join the morning rush hour to get their kids to school University of Canberra researchers are investigating why students aren’t walking or cycling in order to take the burden off mums and dads. Hitomi ...
More »Cyber experts talk online safety to teachers in training
Teachers-in-training are taught how to protect themselves by protecting their own digital reputation as well cybersafety tips for the classroom by top cyber safety experts. The Stepping Out conference, held in July at Queensland University of Technology, was designed for ...
More »Support strategies for refugee students published
Making the transition from high school to university is challenging for most students, and can be even more difficult for those with refugee backgrounds. Recognising the unique struggles refugee students face in entering tertiary education, Charles Sturt University researchers have ...
More »Kids who code
Computer science knowledge is in high demand and young students are now too recognising the benefits of getting an education in ICT to learn skills such as coding. Sydney-student Viney Kumar – is one of SAP’s young ICT Explorers, who ...
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