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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The first public hearing for an inquiry into the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the Australian education system was held in Canberra at Parliament House on Wednesday, and is to be the first of many to decipher AI's ...
More »Teachers to have their say on the future of Australian education
The federal government has released a survey asking Australia's teachers to share their experiences and perspectives to help guide incoming school reforms. As part of the National School Reform Agreement, federal education minister Jason Clare has asked teachers, parents and ...
More »Are tech and stress to blame for our kids’ declining writing standards?
School boys’ writing standards have slipped again - Year Nine boys now write on average at a Year Seven level. It’s looking like an Australian education crisis, though not a new one. It is worth noting, girls’ writing has been ...
More »Great expectations: helping students weighed down by the pressure to succeed
Final year school students are rushing towards an imaginary finishing line burdened by societal expectations about their future, leading to a state of anxiety that impairs academic performance and negatively affects decision-making. That’s the view of University of the Sunshine Coast ...
More »Gonski report branded ‘quite radical in parts’
Gonski has once again hit the headlines. This time, however, a school funding aggregate focus has been sidelined to debate how the money should be spent. This is due to the release of the businessman and education advocate's government commissioned report on ...
More »Sound advice: Classroom acoustics linked to student success
How poor classroom acoustics are linked to lower skill levels in students. If you feel you’re struggling to maintain discipline and cooperation, and your students’ motivation and engagement levels are lacking, it may have something to do with the way ...
More »Measuring success: How can we help our teachers help themselves?
The Teaching Teams trial promises teacher education students and their supervisors a new approach to self-reflection and assessment. With the current push for new teachers who are ‘classroom ready’, it’s no wonder our teacher education students, teachers and schools are ...
More »Testing times: resisting the push for measurable outcomes in education
While some might think the education system is relatively protected from modern economic rationalism, for many the demands of the “global neo-liberal project” have well and truly made their mark on schools, teachers and students. That’s the view of Dr ...
More »The joy of making a difference
A love of teaching and a commitment to leadership and professional learning have helped Scone Grammar’s head of primary inspire others to great success. Graeme Feeney’s career as an educator has taken him from the Blue Mountains in NSW, across ...
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