John Marsden is best known for his top-selling Tomorrow When the War Began YA series, in which a group of young people find themselves suddenly in a war zone without the protections of the adults or institutions they've relied upon ...
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Indigenous Literacy Day – helping to close the gap
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s Indigenous Literacy Day takes place on Wednesday September 4. The focus of the national celebration of indigenous culture, story-telling, literacy and language is on drawing attention to the disadvantages faced by Indigenous peoples living in remote ...
More »Uni to add 10 bonus points to some women’s ATAR scores
Should a woman wish to study an undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Technology Sydney, she would see her ATAR score suddenly jump 10 points. The same adjustment would be made to the ...
More »ACARA accused of covering up true extent of NAPLAN failure
The release of the NAPLAN 2019 summary information showed writing scores for primary school students improved over last year’s results, but criticisms of the test and its purpose remain. While presenting the results last week under embargo, Australian Curriculum, Assessment ...
More »Grattan’s new report proposes strategies to stem teacher shortage crisis
The latest Grattan Institute Report, Attracting high achievers to teaching, is proposing a $1.6 billion reform package to “double the number of high achievers who choose to become teachers, and increase the average ATAR of teaching graduates to 85, within ...
More »Keeping sick kids connected with school
Even missing a few days from school can be disrupting. You have to catch up on lessons, you miss out on the latest gossip. There’s a new game your friends are playing at lunchtime, and you don’t know the rules. ...
More »Success factors of the QuickSmart Numeracy and Literacy intervention program
QuickSmart recently earned national recognition from Australia’s peak research body, the Australian Research Council, as one of only four projects in the field of education to be awarded the highest impact in all three categories: engagement, impact and approach to ...
More »Global teaching exchange program open to Australia in 2020
A US-based teacher exchange program is accepting applications for Australian and New Zealand teachers wishing to participate in a teacher exchange program in the United States next year. For over 30 years, Participate Learning has had nearly 10,000 teachers from ...
More »‘Reading for pleasure needs to be back on the table’: CBCA Book Week
As we reach the end of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book Week, which has run since 1946, an important yet often forgotten lesson is simply reading for pleasure. Education Review spoke to senior lecturer at Monash University, Dr ...
More »The Social Enterprise with an innovative approach to tackling two of the biggest global challenges in teaching
Founded by teachers, LRTT is using cross-border teaching partnerships to make an impact in global education. This innovative approach uses two of education's biggest challenges to solve each other. Challenge 1: The Global Learning Crisis Quality education propels people and ...
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