2020 will go down as one of the most disrupted and challenging years for Australian school communities. Yet, despite the substantial pressure and constant changes many endured, some have not only survived 2020 hopefully intact, but have continued to thrive ...
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A tailored approach to rural and remote school leaders’ professional development
Working with remote and rural leaders has become an absolute joy for the Eduinfluencers team. The beauty and sometimes harshness of the locations is definitely part of it, but even more so we are spurred on by what we hear ...
More »Bomb threats are back in the news. Here’s what schools should do to respond: opinion
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 ...
More »Data and differentiation in online learning: opinion
In my frequent conversations with teachers across the globe, I am privy to many of their challenges. Many of these challenges are centred around differentiation in the classroom. And with the recent pandemic forcing a far deeper engagement with their ...
More »What to do about disrespect and aggression against teachers
Australian parents have, in 2020, had a peek behind the curtain of what it means to be a teacher. Sure, it hasn’t been real. I mean, any parent who contends that they’ve been “doing” remote learning themselves is having a little ...
More »It’s time to give people with intellectual disability voice and agency
A UNSW researcher aims to improve the lives of individuals living with intellectual disabilities by ensuring they have a greater voice in the programs and policies that affect them. Professor Iva Strnadová is a world leader in inclusive research and ...
More »AITSL promotes free wellbeing course for school leaders and principals amid stressful times
The Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) has thrown its support behind a new online course focusing on educators’ wellbeing. The link between teacher wellbeing and their ability to support their colleagues and students is well established, as ...
More »The challenges of being a school principal during COVID-19: Part 2
Australia’s principals were under extreme stress well before the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent survey has revealed, and the need to act quickly and think on their feet with the sudden changes to school restrictions has only added to the problem. ...
More »Returning to school: What we’re looking forward to and what will be missed – Opinion
It is with considerable excitement and a heightened sense of vigilance that Victorian schools have begun the staggered return to face-face learning for students, after more than six weeks of conducting the biggest education experiment this country has ever seen. ...
More »Managing the media: 5 lessons from tackling a real-life coronavirus crisis
When my PR agency recently handled a coronavirus crisis on behalf of one of our school clients, we took around 50 calls from journalists on the first day alone. Thankfully, because we’d already prepared for this scenario as a possibility, ...
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