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Teaching Aboriginal students requires sensitivity and knowledge about Aboriginal cultural protocols. Successful programs relate content to real life and build on strengths while working around limitations.

This academic says Minister Birmingham is right to be concerned about the decline in literacy standards of Year 9 students, but the solution will not be found in a phonics test for six-year-olds.

Schools around the country are invited to join the Schools Recycle Right Challenge, a National Recycling Week initiative.

“One size does not fit all, and neither should education. I believe student choice and voice is important in empowering students to learn,” is the view of Mr Wayne Haworth, principal of secondary school, Mount Alexander College in Flemington, Victoria.

Hosting an incursion, where the learning comes to you, has all the educational benefits without the headaches of corralling classes off school grounds.

Teaching Aboriginal students requires sensitivity and knowledge about Aboriginal cultural protocols. Successful programs relate content to real life and build on strengths while working around limitations.

Every year, Victorian teachers leave their classrooms, playgrounds and school sports days behind and head to a Victoria regional location for their own carnival of fun, fitness, connection and learning.

Many schools are choosing to install drinking water fountains and bottle refill stations as an intelligent way to encourage healthier lifestyle choices.

A former teacher has received a substantial sum after suffering “soul-destroying” workplace bullying - which drove her to attempt suicide – at the hands of her principal at a regional New South Wales primary school.

Although many schools still struggle with funding to update sports grounds, there is a shift towards harnessing technology to develop ground coverings and large indoor spaces with flooring that is easy on the body, and incredibly versatile.