Administration
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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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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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Guiding flexible learning trends in 2021
In 2021, with blended classroom trends on the uptick as schools merge their remote learnings with in-class activities, flexible environments…
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After a year of digital learning and virtual teaching, let’s hear it for the joy of real books
Children spending 34.5% more time reading than before lockdown, and their perceived enjoyment of reading increased 8%.
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Education funding is unfair — and public schools asking parents to chip in makes it worse
$8bn private funding funnels into our school system each year...
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FYI: Visitor management expertise for schools
Visitor sign-in systems rose to a whole new standard during the pandemic. We interviewed some industry experts to find out…
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EXCLUSIVE: Teachers battle toxic culture, bullied in team meetings
Benny, a secondary college teacher and Bianca, a Victorian primary school teacher, recounted the toxic culture they have faced in…
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For teens, getting access to speech pathology services depends on where you live
Speech pathology services for 12-16 year olds in public schools is inconsistent across Australian states and territories, important study shows.
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Teachers are expected to put on a brave face and ignore their emotions. We need to talk about it
I wanted to find out how someone who wants to become a teacher learnt what they should or should not…
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Fundraising brings in big bucks for Aussie schools
Did you know that, per state school child, $752 is raised by parents and friends? It adds up to around…
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