Worried about the prevalence of academic misconduct at your institution? You might have good reason to be. While the Australian government moved to outlaw the advertisement and provision of contract cheating services in September 2020, it's unlikely to stamp out ...
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$40m of taxpayer money spent on public servant workplace harassment payouts, education department worst offender
About $40 million of South Australian taxpayer funds have been spent on public servant workplace harassment payouts over the past five years. The figures — obtained by political party SA-BEST and released by the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment — ...
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A recent study led by Flinders University’s Anne Bayeto and Griffith University’s Tony Townsend has found that principals are integral in supporting teachers across their schools to improve students’ reading. To conduct the study, both researchers interviewed school leaders, teachers ...
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CampusReview · The importance of accurate and meaningful student reporting in current times - Tony Maguire Recently Education Review published an article on the importance of assessing students' learning and progress accurately, and in a way both parents and students ...
More »NAPLAN is back, but should we embrace it?
The National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) has commenced today in Australian classrooms, with approximately one million students across years 3, 5, 7 and 9 expected to sit the test. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the national test ...
More »Where have the algorithms gone? The Australian Curriculum Review: Mathematics
This past week, ACARA released its draft revision of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics with the view to “refine, realign and declutter” the content. This has been long overdue. Since the curriculum was first published in 2010, Australia has performed poorly on international tests ...
More »Private school boy bashed after ‘racial slur’
A Carey Grammar student has been hospitalised following a fight allegedly sparked after another student used a racial slur during a party at the weekend. Police said the 16-year-old victim was taken to hospital by paramedics following the assault in ...
More »Bringing dissections into the 21st century – opinion
Dissection is an often contentious topic, but it remains a fundamental skill for any student looking to pursue the fields of nursing, veterinary science and dentistry to name but a few. Skills learnt in dissections help students to better prepare ...
More »‘The government owes my peers and I an answer’: no gas wanted!
Following the release of the Climate Council report, climate activist group School Strike 4 Climate (SS4C) is deeply concerned about the student health effects of gas heating in schools and the effect of gas use and production on the planet. ...
More »‘Suspicious’ fire closes Melbourne primary school
A Melbourne primary school has been closed for the day after a suspicious fire destroyed a factory and sent toxic smoking spewing across three suburbs. Students and staff at South Melbourne Primary School have been advised not to attend on Thursday as the large ...
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