Australian schools
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Not all students with a disability need funding
The Australian Education Union’s (AEU) claim that over a quarter of a million students with a disability are not receiving…
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Transforming the school library for innovative learning
All libraries are not created equal: the contemporary learning space requires innovative thinking to complement interaction and engagement with students.
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Autonomy, strong female leadership key to success of Indigenous owned Murri School
In Indigenous education, we constantly hear bad news stories of children falling through gaps and schools unable to assist students…
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State high school enrolments declining in Australia
You may have heard recently that public schools in Australia have experienced increased enrolments, but this is actually misleading. Public…
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Why Indigenous children benefit from bilingual education
Increasingly, international and Australian research make strong links between recognition and use of first language and cultural knowledge, and student…
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Health & Safety
Bike storage key to getting students on the move?
As childhood obesity statistics fill both news feeds and the preoccupations of parents and carers, the morning school run in…
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Report sparks concern about how schools support students with disabilities
An inquiry in one Australian state regarding students with a disability has indicated that schools' response to challenging behaviours is…
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Special Report: The role of the school in resisting racist culture
How to engender an environment where school policy prohibits race-based bullying when the ‘grown-ups’ in wider society are debating their…
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Aboriginal knowledge for the science curriculum
The Western view alone limits students. Aboriginal knowledge enhances science education with examples of Aboriginal science.
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‘Full Gonski’ must be directed according to student need: Peter Goss
School education funding is once again front and centre of Australian politics. Despite historic bipartisan agreement on the concept of…
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