The Grattan Institute has revealed a 12-year blueprint to improve student results by creating attractive new roles for teachers. The institute claims the new career trajectory for expert teachers could “boost student learning by 18 months by the time they ...
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Buyer beware: dearth of evidence around boosting non-cognitive skills
Teachers looking to lift the non-cognitive skills of students need to be informed “buyers” of interventions making strong claims about effectiveness, researchers have warned. That’s because their review of the literature on effects of non-cognitive skills in children aged 12 ...
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Stakeholders debate impact of funding on student outcomes before Senate committee. By Antonia Maiolo. Too much weight is given to a student’s socioeconomic background, as research shows it makes little difference to academic outcomes, a Senate committee has been told. ...
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