Authors, illustrators and poets featured in this year’s Higher School Certificate (HSC) English exams are to be given additional support following online abuse and trolling from some year 12 students in former years. The 2023 HSC kicked off with written ...
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All in all, Australians are pretty happy with the state of classroom education. Despite a hefty amount of negative media attention, a new nation-wide survey of 2052 adults has revealed that Australians are largely positive about the level of education ...
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It may be the HSC’s 50th birthday, but not everyone's celebrating. An English module called 'the craft of writing' will soon be mandatory for all year 12 students. In this back-to-basics approach, spelling, grammar and vocabulary are emphasised. On the flipside, context ...
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The Victorian transnational education experience, especially with China, has provided widespread benefits for students and the community. During the years that preceded China's entry into the WTO in 2001 Chinese high schools were encouraged to focus on the teaching of ...
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