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School Management
What happens when you pay Year 7 students to do better on NAPLAN? We found out
Next month, we are expecting the results from the annual NAPLAN tests, which students in years 3, 5, 7 and…
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School Management
“A lot of catastrophising:” Standardised tests don’t show decline
A University of New England researcher has collated 25 years' worth of Australian students' test results and found there has…
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Opinion
The consequences of Covid-era academic leniency – opinion
The global pandemic has forced us to rethink many aspects of our lives, including education. In an attempt to accommodate…
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In The Classroom
Trust: Finland’s education system has it
If there is a one-word answer to the often-posed question, 'What is the one thing that’s most different about the…
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Policy & Reform
We asked around about early offers
Universities and tertiary admissions centres are allowing year 12 students across Australia to apply for – and accept – course…
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Policy & Reform
‘Why are we still doing what we do when all evidence indicates that it does not work?’ A Finnish perspective on our education system – opinion
In the shadows of last year’s teacher strike in New South Wales, a number of people asked me how the…
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Health+Wellbeing
In teachers we trust – opinion
While many Australian schools have spent the last few decades admiring the old school tie, tightening standardisation and rubrics while…
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Health+Wellbeing
NAPLAN is back, but should we embrace it?
The National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) has commenced today in Australian classrooms, with approximately one million students…
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In The Classroom
What Australia can learn from Finland’s education system – Michael Lawrence – Podcast
When English and Music teacher Michael Lawrence visited Finnish schools in 2017, many teachers asked him why Australia used a…
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In The Classroom
Book Review: Changing Australia’s Education – teachers must take charge
It’s not often a book comes along that encapsulates the myriad ways in which Australia’s school system has changed since…
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