Australian students’ performance in writing has attracted a lot of attention this year, particularly in the middle years where NAPLAN results are regularly scrutinised. But, while no one disputes the importance of the middle years, it is the senior years ...
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Change in public perception may help to counter ‘looming’ teacher shortage
The University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) is expecting a record number of students from its postgraduate education program to graduate over the next two years as Australia braces for a looming shortage of teachers. Dr Susan Simon, USC’s deputy ...
More »Principals sound off on hurdles to school social cohesion
Cyberbullying is the biggest challenge to building social cohesion at schools, principals say. Nearly half of the 91 principals and assistant principals surveyed by Monash and Deakin University researchers said it was the biggest issue confronting students, while 60 per ...
More »New book examines the deprofessionalisation of the teaching profession
A new book authored by a University of Technology Sydney professor argues that the teaching profession has lost its respect due to the deprofessionalisation of teachers. Associate Professor John Buchanan cites two key reasons for the deprofessionalisation of the profession of ...
More »Gender gap in student engagement in global and multicultural issues: report
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says schools and education systems are failing to give boys and girls across the world the same opportunities to learn and apply their knowledge of global and multicultural issues. This was determined ...
More »New report shows how valued teachers are on the eve of World Teachers’ Day
The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) is encouraging community members to support the work of teachers on the eve of World Teacher’ Day and for teachers to value their contributions to society. AITSL kicked off a campaign ...
More »Data and differentiation in online learning: opinion
In my frequent conversations with teachers across the globe, I am privy to many of their challenges. Many of these challenges are centred around differentiation in the classroom. And with the recent pandemic forcing a far deeper engagement with their ...
More »Strike force announced after bomb threats force NSW students to suspend HSC exams and evacuate
A new strike force has been established after bomb threats emailed from an anonymous source forced more than 300 students to suspend their HSC biology exam yesterday and evacuate their school buildings. The emails were sent to schools primarily on ...
More »Moving on from ‘stand and deliver’ teaching
“Look, why don’t you ask your teacher?” It was the exasperated lament of generations of parents frustrated by the endless and incessant questioning of their own children as they navigated homework, or even as they just wondered something banal out ...
More »Changing the narrative of mathematics at home: opinion
“We have to flatten the curve.” How many times have we heard that in the past few months? It is one of the reasons why we needed to pay attention when we learned about exponential growth in algebra class. For ...
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