Administration

Rosie ClarkeWednesday, December 15, 2021
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Seamless furniture refurb turns heads at SA school

The project included a significant refurbishment of the school’s original 1952 Spence building and was made possible through a $13.8…
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Heather Barker VermeerTuesday, November 30, 2021
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Literacy learning levels post-pandemic

Investigating trending tools for literacy education, we sought key industry perspectives for the hottest tips, trends, and literacy programme delivery…
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School NewsTuesday, November 9, 2021
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Lots of schools are moving to ‘hot desking’. Is there any benefit for my child?

Designers of modern school furniture claim a range of physical and psychological health benefits for students. These include breaking the…
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Heather Barker VermeerTuesday, October 26, 2021
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Tools to make classrooms more inclusive

As a concept, inclusion is often associated with minority groups such as people who experience disability, but inclusion is about…
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School NewsTuesday, September 7, 2021
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In debates about opening schools, we’re neglecting an important voice: our children’s

Schools in New South Wales are on track to reopen by October 25 following four months of closure. The state…
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Rosie ClarkeWednesday, July 21, 2021
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Library learning zone refurb boom

Schools are increasingly looking to create a range of learning zones with their library refurbishment, according to the experts we caught…
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School NewsWednesday, July 21, 2021
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More sleep, less traffic: here’s what we know about the benefits of staggered school start (and finish) times

"School start times, particularly for older students, should be delayed..."
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School NewsWednesday, June 23, 2021
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More stress, unclear gains: are selective schools really worth it?

Selective schools are known for being consistently high-performing, producing some of the highest final-year secondary school outcomes. The chances of…
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School NewsTuesday, May 11, 2021
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Learning from disruption: Why we should rethink the place of NAPLAN in our schools

What’s the promise and price paid by our school systems, children, educators and families for NAPLAN, particularly in its current…
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Rosie ClarkeWednesday, May 5, 2021
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Save your voice, cut the noise

While modern pedagogies prioritise collaborative learning in flexible environments, they can be a recipe for excessive noise...
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Maintaining positive health and mental wellbeing in students is one of the key areas of concerns in schools. Research shows that children are bearing the brunt of mental health concerns triggered or exacerbated by the pandemic and the number presenting with mental health or emotional problems. Schools must find ways to stimulate positive environments for students across mental well-being, health, and safety.
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How students are helping to breathe new life into their schools

School transformations are incredibly exciting for teachers, parents and of course students, especially when the whole school community has spent months and often years planning, petitioning, and fundraising for the developments.
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How do you make a best-practice literacy intervention program even better?

In 2011, MultiLit launched MiniLit, an effective, evidence-based, small group intervention program, designed to support struggling readers in the initial stages of literacy up to Year 2.
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Achieving great professional learning in the age of COVID-19

As a high school teacher in an independent Sydney school, I experienced a great many professional learning sessions. Of all these sessions, it was after only a handful I left feeling legitimately energized, inspired, and empowered with skills or knowledge that would make a difference to my everyday teaching practice.
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Promethean solutions promote flexibility for schools

The Promethean State of Technology in Education Report 2021 recently revealed that interactive panels and interactive whiteboards are now Australia’s most commonly used classroom technology, with 99% of educators using them at least occasionally.
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The P.A. People celebrates fifty years!

It all started in the early 1960’s in a garage in suburban Enfield, NSW. What started back then as Christian Sound (incorporated as CS Services) has grown to be one of the most well respected and diverse Professional Audio and AV solution providers around…
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