St Lucy's School will remain closed today after a 10-year-old boy was killed on Wednesday after becoming stuck under an elevator at the school on Sydney's upper north shore. The school for disabled children in Wahroonga called emergency services around ...
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What we can learn from AI education in Belgium
The Belgian Economic Mission is collaborating with Aussie schools with artificial intelligence (AI) high on its agenda. Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium arrived in Australia last Tuesday with 350 delegates, some of whom are teachers and educational technology ...
More »First Nations education post-referendum
Initiatives to support First Nations students in the Australian education system have increased after the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum received a 'no' vote on October 14. The Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO), a nationwide independent education evidence body, has ...
More »Teacher found dead at prestigious Sydney school
The body of a woman in her 20s has been found on campus grounds this morning at St Andrew’s Cathedral School in Sydney’s CBD. The woman, believed to be a staff member at the prestigious Anglican school, is yet to ...
More »Sydney gets innovative new primary school
A public primary school is the latest addition to a new development at Macquarie Park in Sydney's north-west. The 750-pupil school is part of Frasers Property Midtown MacPark, and is a 'vertical' design with a rooftop recreation area and outdoor ...
More »Recipients of the NSW Premier’s teacher scholarship announced
The 2024 recipients of the NSW Premier's Teacher Scholarship were announced last Wednesday, and each will receive either $10,000 or $15,000 to fund a five-week study tour either in Australia or overseas. Successful applicants submitted research proposals about how the ...
More »A star educator shares her award-winning approach
A high school maths teacher has been recognised as an education ‘Rising Star’ for implementing an innovative teaching style at her alma mater. Ms Stephanie Thomas was the winner of the Education Rising Star award at this year’s Australian Education ...
More »Qld public schools trial learning with generative AI
Select Queensland state schools have begun trialling generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool that generates personalised quizzes, based on student answers, to cater for unique learning styles and improve learning. The technology will be tested by 500 students, from years five ...
More »“It doesn’t test how kind you are:” Aussie kids grill Education Minister on NAPLAN
The federal Education Minister was in the ‘hot seat’ in a recent news podcast where primary-aged kids grilled him on his education policies. Minister Jason Clare joined the Squiz Kids Today podcast, where young Australians asked him about teacher shortages, ...
More »Free food-waste education program for Aussie students
An anti-food waste initiative is providing free, curriculum-centred lesson plans, teacher training and classroom resources to schools willing to teach their students about sustainable food practices. FEAST, a 10-week education program by food rescue organisation OzHarvest, aligns to the years ...
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