From taxes and minimum wages to energy costs and superannuation, Australia’s financial landscape will change dramatically from July 1. All Australians will get a cash boost as the stage three tax cuts kick in, however low and middle income earners stand to benefit ...
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The debate between direct instruction and inquiry-based learning is often plagued by a flawed premise: that there will be a point when learning is considered "complete." With that premise, those who prioritise rapid skill acquisition and measurable outcomes deem direct ...
More »Here’s what education and training job seekers are looking for
The latest data from job searcher SEEK says work-life balance is more important to job seekers in education and training than salary and location. Out of a survey of 891 participants, work-life balance was attributed the highest importance score (a ...
More »Explicit teaching push continues in new behaviour curriculum
Australian students will be taught old-school discipline – including how to line up, keep quiet and be still – in a bid to rid classrooms of the behaviour crisis that sees teachers routinely abused, attacked and children disrupted. The new model of school discipline will ...
More »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 president of the chess club. Students who undertake leadership opportunities are often the same students who achieve higher grades, are ...
More »New research shows Andrew Tate’s effect on school boys
Content warning: This article refers to sexual assault, sexual harassment, sex trafficking and human trafficking. Support resources can be found here. A new piece of research has found Romanian-based self-proclaimed misogynist 'manfluencer' Andrew Tate promoted a culture of domination and ...
More »NSW teachers get ‘explicit teaching’ training
All NSW teachers will undergo 'explicit teaching' training in their staff development days at the start of term two, after it was revealed some disadvantaged schools outperformed their high-fee counterparts in NAPLAN results. Explicit teaching involves a teacher clearly showing ...
More »Govt officially increases public school funding
The federal government committed to increasing its share of public school funding from 20 per cent to 22.5 per cent on Tuesday – a $3bn per year investment and the biggest funding shakeup in more than a decade. To receive ...
More »‘Get educated, Chris Minns’: Students skip school to march for Palestine
Hundreds of school students across Sydney skipped school to march in solidarity for Palestine on Friday afternoon. Echoes calling for an end to the bombardment of Gaza and 'free Palestine' were chanted, whooped, and cheered in Sydney's Town Hall. High ...
More »Principal holds fort amid teacher shortage
A primary school in country Victoria is set to start 2024 with no year three to six teacher despite multiple efforts to fill the vacancy. Located in a small tourist town approximately 300 km west of Melbourne, Minyip Primary School ...
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