A Sunshine Coast primary school will construct an innovative building that will replace traditional classrooms with learning environments tailored to the team-teaching model that underpins the school’s pedagogy. Designed by m3architecture, Suncoast Christian College’s new campus is informed by research ...
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Survey: Digital divide a ‘huge issue’ for kids during pandemic
Disadvantaged students have missed out on learning during the pandemic, with a “digital divide” forcing some to use phones to access their classes, a new survey has revealed. The Smith Family children’s education charity surveyed 134 of its frontline workers ...
More »UniSA develops new tool to more holistically track students’ progress
Large class sizes and heavy workloads can make it challenging for teachers to track their students’ performance at the best of times, but the pandemic and home-schooling has made this task even more of a struggle for many teachers. But ...
More »Principal blasted for ‘bizarre threat’ to shut down school over Covid-19 jab
The school principal who threatened to shut down his independent Catholic college due to Western Australia’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate has been blasted for the “bizarre” decision. Principal and founder Adam Zydek told staff at Divine Mercy College in Yangebup that ...
More »NSWTF president calls Sydney teachers’ precarious employment rates an ‘unhealthy state of affairs’
Data from the NSW Department of Education shows that more than 100 Sydney public schools have more temporary or casual teachers than permanent ones. Some of the schools with the lowest number of permanent teachers include Cronulla, Rydalmere East and ...
More »Education minister: schools will be able to hire and fire on faith basis, but not discriminate against gay teachers
Federal education minister Alan Tudge has said the revised federal government's religious discrimination bill will permit schools to hire on the basis of faith, but not be able to discriminate on other characteristics. The government is hoping the legislation will ...
More »Protester arrested outside Cranebrook High School over Covid vaccinations
Police have arrested a man during a protest against Covid vaccinations outside a high school in Sydney’s west. Officers from Nepean Police Area Command were called to Cranebrook High School about 8.30am on Tuesday after a group of up to 40 adults, students and ...
More »Two high schools cancel Grease musical production over outdated, sexist themes
Two Perth schools have cancelled their co-production of the musical Grease because the movie’s themes and content are outdated. Year 7-10 students from Scotch College and Presbyterian Ladies‘ College were due to perform the iconic musical this month but decided ...
More »How school IT departments can better protect students while learning remotely
The pandemic and its ensuing lockdowns and social distancing restrictions have forced many schools to adopt remote learning. This created challenges for students, parents, and teachers alike as they grappled with the most effective ways to deliver and attend virtual ...
More »The history wars are still alive and well: draft curriculum for history was hotly contested at education minister’s last meeting for 2021
The draft Australian Curriculums (history) was front and centre at the education minister’s final meeting for 2021, following a speech to the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS), titled ‘Reforming Australia's Schools’, presented last month. In the speech, education minister Alan Tudge ...
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