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Students who are more adaptable do best in remote learning – and it’s a skill we can teach
The important thing about these findings is that adaptability is a teachable skill. Later in this article we discuss how…
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5 ways to teach the link between grammar and imagination for better creative writing
If we inspire students to write creatively at length but don’t teach them how to use the necessary grammatical structures,…
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Books offer a healing retreat for youngsters caught up in a pandemic
Given the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and lockdowns in Australia, parents and educators may look to connect young people…
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Lockdown learner poll uncovers Year 12 trends
One-third of Year 12 students say COVID-19 has increased their interest in health sciences and science-based courses, and away from…
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Praise for COVID-19 Impacted Schools
In the South-East, independent schools have once again pivoted quickly to transition back to in-classroom learning with masks required for…
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Art, drama and music lower stress. Here’s what you need to know if you’re thinking of taking arts in years 11 and 12
Nearly 30% of all year 12 students across Australia (53,311 year 12 students in total) chose to study visual or…
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Let’s face it — children miss valuable ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ learning moments during remote schooling
Teachers make valiant efforts to maintain excellent schooling and, without doubt, technology can help – for those who have it.…
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School students at the heart of a COVID outbreak change the story of how it spreads
An analysis of the Queensland contract tracing list shows many of the exposure sites are typical of school children travelling…
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Skeleton staff at Queensland schools to keep COVID out
From Wednesday, 4 August, Queensland Schools will implement new staffing arrangements that maintain the minimum number of staff required onsite…
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Should we vaccinate children against COVID-19? We asked 5 experts
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recently announced provisional approval for the Pfizer vaccine to be used in 12-15-year-olds.
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