Australian curriculum
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Why do we need a phonics test for six-year-olds?
Education minister Simon Birmingham has announced that all Australian six-year-olds will soon be required to do a phonics test and…
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Expert panel to progress year one phonics test
The Turnbull Government has announced an expert group of principals, teachers, speech specialists, academics and researchers will progress the staged…
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Principal: school doesn’t work for most kids
“Secondary school, at least, only really works for about a third of students,” according to Templestowe College principal Peter Hutton.…
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Robots likely to be used in classrooms as learning tools, not teachers
Robots are increasingly being used to teach students in the classroom for a number of subjects across science, maths and…
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Should gifted students go to a separate school?
Despite two Senate inquiries in 1988 and 2001, it has taken 15 years and a state parliamentary review for the…
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Australian STEM education lags behind US, UK and Kazakhstan
A recent release of results from the four-yearly Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study has left many speechless and…
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3D printers – the ultimate ‘Makerspace’ partner
A current hot topic across staff rooms and P&C meetings is the 3D printer, and whether this is a machine…
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2017 curriculum changes include ethics, creative thinking and supporting diversity
From January 2017, as well as learning areas like English, maths and science, students will receive instruction in new subjects…
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