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A small number of independent schools may stand down support staff without pay in Term 2 because of COVID-19, according to...
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Kids shouldn’t have to repeat a year of school because of coronavirus. There are much better options
Many students are likely to be behind, and some will be very far behind. If schools are closed for all of term two, and possibly term three, many students will have a lot to catch up on to move up a grade in 2021. What lies ahead is a difficult and unprecedented situation for our educators.
Read More »Other countries are shutting schools – why does the Australian government say it’s safe to keep them open?
A big part of it is that there have been no documented outbreaks in schools that infected children have attended - the schools were shut and cleaned.
Read More »Schools provide food for many hungry children. This needs to continue when classes go online
Expanding a program that provides food supply packs to homes should be feasible with the level of funding committed by some state governments, such as Victoria’s.
Read More »Schools are moving online, but not all children start out digitally equal
We are witnessing a massive global social experiment with children and how they deal with this new way of learning.
Read More »5 ways to keep human connections when moving learning online due to coronavirus
For those of you moving towards e-learning in the coming days, weeks and months... It’s not realistic to think that instructors can rejig their face-to-face course into a fully robust online format in a matter of days, or to expect students will have unlimited time for learning.
Read More »OP-Ed: No, Australia is not putting teachers in the coronavirus firing line. Their risk is very low
Although the risk is small, teachers aged above 65 or who have a chronic condition, should consider not going to school. It is advisable for schools to have policies in place to ensure people in the higher risk groups are supported if they need to stay away for a period of time.
Read More »HSC will go ahead in spite of pressure to close schools
Effective immediately, principals or system authorities now have the power to make decisions about the number and weighting of HSC formal assessment tasks for their school in 2020.
Read More »6 strategies to juggle work and young kids at home: it’s about flexibility and boundaries
Getting through all these curve-balls will be a challenge for all. Some schools are closed, others remain open, the government has yet to issue a lockdown but that may change... The line between teacher and parent will blur! Self-care is essential.
Read More »No NAPLAN this year despite schools staying open (for now)
The decision to not proceed with NAPLAN in 2020 also means the scheduled testing of the NAPLAN Online platform, known as the Coordinated Practice Test (CPT), will not proceed. However, Ministers still insist schools should remain open...
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