school management
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In The Classroom
Research: Children produce better pieces of writing by hand, but they need keyboard skills too
Children today are growing up surrounded by technology. So it’s easy to assume they will be able to write effectively…
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Health+Wellbeing
Belonging begins at the bell: Combatting student disengagement
According to recent reports, chronic absenteeism, defined as students missing 10 per cent or more of the school year, continues…
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News
National anti-vaping program now in schools
A new federal vaping prevention program has been rolled out in Australian high schools to curb a worrying rise in…
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School Management
Five ways to create student leadership opportunities at school
Schools are ideal places to empower students through leadership opportunities, from a place on the student representative council (SRC) to…
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Health+Wellbeing
How schools can reduce teacher stress and improve wellbeing: podcast
Teacher’s sources of stress at work reflect the broader school climate, new research has highlighted. Managing stress is not only…
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In The Classroom
What to expect as a first year teacher: advice from your peers
With Term 2 being one of the busiest of the year, newly appointed teachers are in for a hectic ride.…
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School Management
Leading in a time of disruption: opinion
One of the many strengths of effective school leaders is their ability to calmly navigate uncertain and unstable times. The…
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Policy & Reform
Teachers behaving badly: destructive leadership in education – Video
Bad leadership practices and resulting toxic work environments can develop in all employment sectors, and this has been the focus…
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In The Classroom
The school that reinvented itself
Imagine being the principal of a school with just two students. But if that wasn't bad enough, imagine the school…
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School Management
‘Too bad’ if feathers are ruffled: literacy expert savages teaching methods
It may nearly be a new school year, but the age old debate over how to teach literacy remains. Incendiarising it…
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