Sweeping changes to NSW’s high school history course will see Holocaust education made mandatory for the first time, following concerns from Jewish groups that students were graduating with little or no knowledge of the horrors of World War II. Under the new Year ...
More »Overcoming the challenges of new curricula
The educational landscape in Australia is undergoing significant transformation with ongoing curriculum changes aimed at better preparing students for the future. In the face of ever-evolving standards, educators are feeling the strain. Curriculum changes have far-reaching implications for teachers, often ...
More »Experts analyse NSW curriculum changes, call for professional development
Education academics have shared their analysis of the new NSW HSIE and Science and Technology syllabuses, stating the new content will be successfully integrated into schools with the right teacher development. The curriculum changes, which the that the Minns government ...
More »Menstrual education too late, experts say
More than 12 per cent of girls will get their menstrual period between ages 8-11, but the sex education curriculum does not discuss periods until students are aged 10, or sometimes 12. The average age of first menstruation has been ...
More »Free food-waste education program for Aussie students
An anti-food waste initiative is providing free, curriculum-centred lesson plans, teacher training and classroom resources to schools willing to teach their students about sustainable food practices. FEAST, a 10-week education program by food rescue organisation OzHarvest, aligns to the years ...
More »Victorian principal goes back to school for a day
The Hume Australian Christian College (ACC) principal shadowed a student around school for a day in September as part of the Shadow a Student Challenge, an international initiative meant to transform school culture through 'deeper learning'. Deeper learning encourages students ...
More »“Undeniable, big problem”: Teacher’s admin workloads
A new policy from the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), effective from November 1, aims to lessen administrative workloads for NSW teachers by scrapping principal signatures on accreditation renewal paperwork. Teachers are still required to complete 100 hours of professional ...
More »“The evidence is sketchy”: WA Education Minister on unconditional offers
Western Australia's Minister for Education Tony Buti has made it clear to universities he does not appreciate their lack of transparency in handing out unconditional early entry offers to secondary students. The minister expressed his skepticism in parliament on August ...
More »Students create their own academic success through online learning
A University of Queensland (UQ) first-year student is equipping year 11 and 12 ATAR students with interactive peer-to-peer learning ahead of this year's preliminary and Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) exams. Oliver Barr-David, founder of Queensland Study Hub, has turned ...
More »Single-sex schools achieve higher NAPLAN marks than co-ed peers
Single-sex classes performed better in NAPLAN tests than their co-ed peers, a Catholic Schools NSW analysis of 2019-2022 data found. Both reading and numeracy tests saw all students who attend single-sex schools achieve better results than students at co-ed schools. ...
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