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Principals access other areas of budget to make up for disability funding shortfall
“Many students with disability and behavioural issues need 1:1 Teacher assistant support. Very rarely does funding cover what schools need.…
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A year without NAPLAN has given us a chance to re-evaluate how we gauge school quality
We need a system that delivers confident citizens and creative problem solvers. And that means re-evaluating what we mean by…
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Rural teaching plan unveiled by gov
Teachers in regional and rural schools can now apply to join a new leadership program that aims to develop the…
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Australia hasn’t performed well at maths and science recently. We’re about to find out if we’ve improved
The first TIMSS test was in 1995. Results from the last cycle, TIMSS 2015, showed the maths and science achievement…
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We don’t need banks teaching kids about money. Schools have it covered
The Victorian government this week announced it would ban all banking schemes from operating in public schools from 2021.
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Study finds playground duty times are a burning issue for teachers
Changing meal break times in schools could reduce teachers’ risk of skin cancer by more than half.
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Aussie teachers paid 9% below cost of living while budget spend per child increases 4%
Compare this to somewhere like China and teachers fare relatively well, with the average salary 44% above the local GDP,…
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Victoria is boosting disability support in schools by A$1.6 billion. Here are 4 ways to make the most of it
Students who may have previously been ineligible for targeted support — such as those with autism, dyslexia or complex behaviours…
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The missing middle: puberty is a critical time at school, so why aren’t we investing in it more?
There is not enough support in the education system to help young people during the often stressful transition from primary…
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Teacher-student relationship key to positive learning at semi-rural school
“I regularly invite my students to send me their ‘brutally honest’ feedback via Google forms. I also ask them to…
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