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News
Are all teachers secretly writers?
If you look up the biographies of authors, you will find that many are also teachers, or ex-teachers; Rachael Johns,…
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New study reveals 88% support compulsory first aid training for Australian teenagers
Australian Red Cross offers free online first aid training for World First Aid Day 2021 with COVID-safe skills shared on…
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Health & Safety
Children need playgrounds now, more than ever. We can reduce COVID risk and keep them open
As a result of pandemic restrictions, children all over the world are doing significantly less physical activity, and spending more…
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Early NAPLAN results show promise, but we don’t know the full impact of COVID school closures yet
The early NAPLAN results for 2021 released today suggest the average impact of COVID school closures on literacy and numeracy…
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Why senior students love skills training in QLD
Queensland high school students are continuing to embrace real-world skills training with almost two-thirds of the graduating class of 2020…
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School students who had COVID-19 report stigma and bullying. How can we stop it?
This is a teachable moment, but teachers aren’t health experts, and medical professionals aren’t education experts...
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Education
8 out of 10 teachers think education news is negative and demoralising. Some have even left because of it
A principal argued there was “an absolute failure” on the part of the news media to recognise the complexity of…
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Education
Poorly ventilated schools are a super-spreader event waiting to happen. It may be as simple as opening windows
This is even worse with Delta.
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Education
Six Organising Concepts to Supercharge Children’s Thinking and Learning
If students work through and understand these modes, they will have more flexibility and technical know-how as they encounter new…
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Education
Einstein was ‘wrong’, not your science teacher
“Your teacher was wrong!” It’s a phrase many a high school or university student has heard. As practising and former…
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