With NAPLAN set to begin nationwide in less than a week, an education expert has argued the emergence of writing bots like ChatGPT will put an end to the writing test. Deakin University senior lecturer in pedagogy and curriculum Dr ...
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Former Melbourne High School manager jailed
The former business manager of a Melbourne high school who embezzled more than $400,000 from her employer in order to fund a rampant gambling addiction has been jailed. Frances Walshe, 65, was sentenced in the County Court of Victoria on Monday, ...
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Nearly half of year 1 students in NSW schools are reading below their expected age level, according to results from the latest state phonics check. In 2022, almost 65,045 students participated in the mandated phonics screening check across over 1,643 ...
More »New teachers perform on same level as experienced teachers, study shows
A newly graduated teacher can teach at the same level of quality as a colleague with over 20 years of experience in the classroom, according to new research. Recent research published in the Australian Education Researcher analysed 990 lessons taught ...
More »‘End of the rope’: half of Australia’s teachers plan to leave, survey says
Nearly half of teachers in Australian schools are considering quitting their jobs within the next 12 months due to heavy workloads, staff shortages and teaching out-of-field, a new survey has revealed. A survey of 4000 Australian educators by the Black ...
More »‘Breaking point’: Principal’s wellbeing at an all-time low
The number of principals wanting to quit or retire early has tripled since 2019, with teacher shortages, heavy workloads and lack of time as sources of stress for school leaders, a new survey shows. A survey of 2500 Australian school ...
More »NAPLAN 2022: regional and rural schools fall behind
Regional, rural and remote schools have scored on average lower than their city counterparts in the latest NAPLAN test. A recent News Corp analysis used MySchool data to track the 2022 NAPLAN results nationwide. The results are the first snapshot ...
More »Students who skip ATAR more likely to drop out of uni
Students who gain university entry on a non-ATAR basis are twice as likely to drop out in their first year compared to other school leavers, new research shows. A recent report from the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) argued the ...
More »What do the NAPLAN changes mean for teachers?
Schools will have to navigate the recent NAPLAN changes carefully if they want to take advantage of the new testing window and reduce the emphasis they have previously put on the test, an education expert has said. This years NAPLAN ...
More »School manager gambled stolen $440k
A former employee at one of Melbourne’s most prestigious schools has admitted she ripped off the school to feed her gambling habit. Frances Walshe, 65, pleading guilty in the County Court of Victoria on Thursday to pilfering more than $400,000 from Melbourne ...
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