The outgoing captain of Sydney's Ravenswood School for Girls went off-script during her end-of-year address, to criticise its business-like operation. Sarah Haynes said the school attempts to portray an image of perfection to entice parents to enrol their kids. She ...
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Young people may need decade to get full-time job
New research has found it can take young people 10 years to secure full-time work, but through no fault of their own. The Life Patterns study from University of Melbourne’s Youth Research Centre followed a cohort of just under 4000 ...
More »Union questions research that backs computer marking of essays
The New South Wales Teachers Federation has criticised research that argues marking NAPLAN essays with a computer is viable. Research from the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) found four separate automated essay scoring systems were able to mark ...
More »Opinion: A boon abroad
Working in the UK is a good foundation for other quality international opportunities. I’m 29 years old and a primary teacher. I left Canberra in 2012 for my ambitions – to have an international work experience and to live in ...
More »A gaming voyage into Tasmania’s colonial history
Children will navigate Tasmania’s colonial history through a new educational game developed by the Australian National Museum of Natural History. The Voyage puts children in the shoes of a convict ship’s surgeon superintendent, sailing from London to Van Diemen’s Land ...
More »Australian principals facing violence, bullying
They're supposed to keep a check on schoolyard bullying but many Australian principals are victims of bullying themselves, a survey has found. Nearly half of Australia's school principals have faced threats of violence – and parents are the worst offenders, a ...
More »Aboriginal languages course developer says count it on ATAR
Aboriginal languages will be offered as a New South Wales HSC subject next year – although it won’t count towards a student’s ATAR. Across the state, 61 schools teach this subject using the K–10 syllabus. NSW Minister for Aboriginal affairs, Leslie ...
More »Schools among fastest-growing industries
IBISWorld has predicted that schooling will be one of the fastest-growing industries over the next five years, although revenue in private schools won’t grow quite as quickly as in their public cousins. Australian Bureau of Statistic figures show 2.4 million Australian ...
More »Drone education takes flight in schools
Drone education will expand to Australian schools – teaching children that drones are tools, not toys. 3D Robotics, North America’s largest consumer drone manufacturer, has expanded its academic program to launch in Australian schools. Hardware discounts and curriculum support will be available ...
More »Teacher testing results ‘concerning’: Birmingham
Fresh data indicating that 1 in 10 teaching students are failing pre-service literacy and numeracy testing has sparked calls for a tightening of university course entry standards. The new tests, being piloted with the view to national implementation as a ...
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