SchoolNews – Australia The latest news for the Australian Education Industry
Many Australian students don’t know the difference between banter and bullying, with some saying they joke about wishing their friend would “drown” or “die in a car crash”.
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‘I wish you were murdered’: some students don’t know the difference between bullying and banter
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Zoos have quantifiable learning benefits
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Adam Voigt: Let’s play chess, not poker
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Design better seating for better learning
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National gov’t backs phonics with new funding
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Ever wondered what our curriculum teaches kids about climate change? The answer is ‘not much’
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Gonski’s vision of ‘personalised learning’ will stifle creativity and lead to a generation of automatons
The recently developed and implemented Australian Curriculum should be rewritten so every learning area and general capability is written up as a number of progression levels.
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National gov’t backs phonics with new funding
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Ever wondered what our curriculum teaches kids about climate change? The answer is ‘not much’
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10 ways to get the most out of silent reading in schools
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What QLD schools are doing with $180,000 to tackle cyberbullying
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‘I wish you were murdered’: some students don’t know the difference between bullying and banter
Many Australian students don’t know the difference between banter and bullying, with some saying they joke about wishing their friend would “drown” or “die in a car crash”.
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Design better seating for better learning
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The aquanaut who turned to teaching to engage students
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Fewer casual positions and less out-of-hours work could help retain early career teachers
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New funding for rural & regional students
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Back to school for two stand-out principals
Two NSW principals have won the opportunity to learn from the best after being selected …
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Meeting the 1st truly vertical school in South Australia
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Sky’s the limit for students tackling real-life challenges with drone tech
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Education reaches new heights at South Melbourne vertical school
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Real life learning ‘takes a village’
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Zoos have quantifiable learning benefits
A visit to the zoo in 2019 is not about getting up-close-and-personal with a wild animal, although children will certainly get the chance to engage with beautiful creatures, it is about conserving the future of our planet.
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Discover WA: cross-curricular learning by numbers
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The Imagination Declaration: young Indigenous Australians want to be heard – but will we listen?
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Outback fossil dig opens student eyes
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Excursion gold & hidden gems in Sydney surrounds
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Five tips for using memory techniques in the classroom
Indigenous cultures the world over have memorised vast amounts of practical knowledge about animals, plants, navigation, laws, ethics, history, genealogies, agricultural practices... what can we learn from their methods?
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We asked primary school students to review new book releases for Term 3
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Statewide anti-bullying initiative reports “significant reduction”
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What schools are doing for Science Week
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The STEAM era has dawned for our schools
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Bushwalking and bowls in schools: we need to teach kids activities they’ll go on to enjoy
Adults with positive memories of HPE are more likely to be physically active throughout their lives.
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Here’s how Aussie kids can move more at school, Nordic style
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Students & staff take on 10-week sports challenge
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T20 challenge: High schoolers play cricket, drive safe
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Nominate your school for $25k reconciliation week prize
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Becoming a water-only school
How many of your students drink coffee or energy drinks?
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Water’s not optional, but its packaging is up to you
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High prices plague healthy foods at Australian school canteens
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School leaders influence canteen culture
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How school water stations encourage healthy life choices
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‘I wish you were murdered’: some students don’t know the difference between bullying and banter
Many Australian students don’t know the difference between banter and bullying, with some saying they joke about wishing their friend would “drown” or “die in a car crash”.
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If you want to cut bullying in schools, look at the ‘invisible violence’ in our society
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Staving off the teen vaping epidemic
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Secure storage handed to schools for phone ban
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Op-ed: John Marsden, it’s time to be an upstander, not a bystander
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Secret life of the playground auditor
Is non-compliance the only factor in assessing playground safety risks? We tracked down an auditor to find out what schools should know...
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Sorting out the air conditioning by 2020
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Using outdoor furniture in learning environments
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More to building a school than bricks and mortar
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Classrooms of the future: First glimpse of the new Arthur Phillip High School