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Teaching Resources
School News6 days ago
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Collaborative initiative to promote cyber-safety for teens
The initiative aims to engage teens and promote cyber safety awareness through innovative & emotionally resonant content.
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Teaching Resources
School News6 days ago
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Increased demand for consent education in schools
A grassroots youth-led not-for-profit has expanded access to consent education programs for Victorian students.
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Education
School News2 weeks ago
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Government triples numbers in High Achieving Teachers Program
The government has promised more money to help tackle the teacher shortage, and support more teachers-in-training to enter the profession.
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News
School News2 weeks ago
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Action needed to close the gap for Indigenous boarding schools
The ISA says many Indigenous boarding schools are now at risk, with funding not renewed in this year's Federal Budget.
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Technology
School News4 weeks ago
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BenQ’s world leading smart boards with GMS integration
We explore the functionality and learning advantages of the next generation of interactive smart boards for classrooms.
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Teaching Resources
School NewsTuesday, September 10, 2024
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So, what is real systematic phonics teaching?
Phonics is essential as part of the teaching process to take learners from oral to written language.
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Education
School NewsTuesday, August 6, 2024
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Principal Speaks: Why bilingual schools in Australia?
Dr Zeynep Yaseen writes on the benefits of bilingual education she has witnessed at her school, International Maarif Schools of…
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Education
School NewsTuesday, July 23, 2024
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Experts call for quality assurance of edtech for schools and students
A new report highlights an urgent need to build a national quality assurance process for digitally enabled teaching and learning…
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News
School NewsTuesday, July 9, 2024
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Principal speaks: Empowering positive change
Elanora State High School Principal Rochelle Lewis & HOD Wellbeing & Engagement Michelle Hewison, discuss the school's response to vaping
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Property
School NewsTuesday, July 9, 2024
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Leave those walls alone: Integrated security to stop graffiti
Keeping a better eye on your campus could save your school some serious money, time, and keep your school looking…
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Humanforce helps to reduce staff turnover for Story House Early Learning

Humanforce, an Australian-borne global provider of human capital management (HCM) solutions, has successfully partnered with Story House Early Learning to elevate their visibility and efficiency of its operations, when it comes to people and workforce management.
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Free 2024 Learning Support Forum Webinar – World Class Presenters

Last year over 6,000 educators and health professionals registered for the 2023 Learning Support Forum. This year we are pleased to announce another great line-up of presenters. Four excellent presentations on highly relevant topics.
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BenQ’s Smart Interactive Boards: Merging User Security, Health Focus, and Advanced Cloud Management

A global leader in display solutions, BenQ’s next generation of large-format interactive displays stands out as the first to offer full support for Google Mobile Services (GMS) while integrating world-first health-related features. This innovative combination revolutionises the user experience by providing seamless access to Google Play and other Google apps. Additionally, BenQ Board users can expect enhanced security, health-focused functionalities, and advanced cloud management capabilities. Powerful BenQ collaboration tools: All BenQ Boards come with EZWrite, a feature-rich whiteboarding software designed for engaging discussions from any location. It also has InstaShare, a wireless screen-sharing solution that gives users more flexible ways to share and present from any device. Hassle-free centralised management: BenQ offers directory service syncing with the BenQ Identity and Access Management (IAM) Schools that manage their user lists on services such as Google Workspace, ClassLink, Microsoft Entra ID, LDAP servers and other SAML-based providers can easily use these to limit access to their Android-based smart boards. Streamlined Onboarding and Management Effortless onboarding is essential for new school tech. BenQ simplifies this with two methods: scan each device’s barcode with your phone for automatic binding or bulk enroll boards via CSV file. Device and network settings can be copied through USB …
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Yondr the complete phone-free school solution

Yondr specialises in creating phone-free schools from arrival to dismissal. Allowing students an opportunity to be mindful, present, and engaged without the ongoing distraction of mobile phones. As students enter the school, they secure their phones in Yondr’s patented lockable pouch. Students retain possession of their phone for the duration of the day removing the need for teaching staff to confiscate phones and then be liable for loss and damage. As a mission-driven organization that has worked with schools for 10 years, we prioritize long-term success for our school partners so that they can achieve improvements in academic outcomes, student wellbeing and mental health. Yondr is a complete phone-free solution. We don’t just sell you a pouch. Since 2014, we have developed rigorously tested and guaranteed products and offer unparalleled support, expertise and guidance to all of our school partners. 10 years of successfully implementing in 2000 schools globally Selective programs and whole school programs No cheap knock offs that do not last No ongoing annual fees Purchase only what your school requires Learn more https://www.overyondr.com/phone-free-schools “Schools can take a concrete constructive approach to solve the question eight hours a day. What we hear from parents is that once their child starts …
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EduMind ANZ: Strengthening Mental Health and Building Resilience in Schools (ANZ)

The EduMind ANZ: Strengthening Mental Health and Building Resilience in Schools, organized by Chartered Institute of Professional Certifications and set to take place on 31 July – 2 August 2024 in Melbourne, Australia.
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Nurturing Brilliance: STEM education for First Nations students

Learning is lifelong. So, let’s help spark an interest in First Nations students looking to take their first (or next) step.
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