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In The Classroom
The history wars are still alive and well: draft curriculum for history was hotly contested at education minister’s last meeting for 2021
The draft Australian Curriculums (history) was front and centre at the education minister’s final meeting for 2021, following a speech…
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In The Classroom
Education experts provide tips for approaching Year 12 exams
That time of the year has arrived when Year 12 students across the country are commencing or about to begin…
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In The Classroom
Returning students to a classroom after a long hiatus – experts provide advice
As students in New South Wales and Victoria have been studying remotely for months, and pupils from other states and…
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In The Classroom
Study finds boys’ dislike for fiction is something of a fiction
New research has refuted the common stereotype that schoolboys prefer reading non-fiction, magazines and comics instead of fiction in a…
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In The Classroom
Experts explain how remote learning has opened up opportunities for students
The Media Centre for Education Research Australia (MCERA) has created a weekly series that asks educational experts to address some…
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News
A perfect time to reflect on NAPLAN and come up with a better plan
The cancellation of the upcoming National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy test (the first time this has happened since…
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In The Classroom
Study finds it’s what children read that matters
While the act of reading anything has long been encouraged, a study of 43,000 Spanish students has concluded that it…
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In The Classroom
Experts slam standing committee report on teaching as a ‘missed opportunity’
A report tabled in parliament last week on the status of the teaching profession has been heavily criticised by teaching…
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In The Classroom
More male teachers are needed, but not for reasons you might think
It’s commonly known that teaching is a feminised profession, particularly in the primary years. In fact, a University of Tasmania…
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Health+Wellbeing
Parents push back against nation-wide mobile phone ban
Parental discontent was a theme that emerged last week when education ministers met at the Council of Australian Governments (COAG)…
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