University of South Australia
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In The Classroom
UniSA develops new tool to more holistically track students’ progress
Large class sizes and heavy workloads can make it challenging for teachers to track their students’ performance at the best…
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Health and Wellbeing
‘A system that serves them’: The need for a truly inclusive Australian Curriculum
When the Australian Curriculum was introduced in 2008, it was lauded as a world-class curriculum that would not only ensure…
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Funding
Less screen time, more physical activity planned for OSHC
An ambitious new research program aims to help Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) providers boost physical activity and reduce screen…
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Health and Wellbeing
Preschool directors say too much screen time is ‘substantially impacting’ school readiness
New research from the University of South Australia (UniSA) has found that modern lifestyles, including too much screen time, are…
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Health and Wellbeing
Getting down and dirty: research suggests nature provides the best type of play
Risk-averse, plastic play spaces might soon become a thing of the past as new research has found that ‘nature play’…
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Health and Wellbeing
Expert reveals how teachers become ‘educarers’ in national emergencies
More than two million Australian students will soon be returning to school (if they have one) for another academic year,…
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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
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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In the News
“Technologically advanced” school to train future teachers
A state-of-the-art facility for the teachers of the future has opened its doors at the University of South Australia's Magill campus…
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