Administration

How teachers can identify and help young people self-medicating trauma with drugs and alcohol

They may be constantly on-edge and on the look-out for danger. Trouble sleeping and concentrating are also common.

5 years ago

‘Finish strong’ should be your mantra

Now is the time to watch our words, resist temptation to ‘shoot from the hip’ and make decisions on the…

5 years ago

The thing that makes a teacher great and data cannot recreate

“The problem is, I think, that education’s becoming far too data driven and the teacher’s judgements are being set too…

5 years ago

Gov injects $11.8m into school trial for language learning app

With the new funding, ELLA will be trialled for primary schools in foundation to year two (F-2) classes in 2019.

5 years ago

For the sake of kids, embrace math

Teachers in both Canada and Australia feel neither competent nor confident in math and, frankly, they are the first to…

5 years ago

How glorious is the teaching profession? How lauded? How appreciated? How important?

Ahead of a new formal inquiry, Professor Apland is "well aware of how the ongoing public commentary, that often blames…

5 years ago

Expanding suspension powers for schools is harmful and ineffective

Contrary to popular belief, suspension does not promote behavioural change. Research shows suspension is associated with an increase in anti-social…

5 years ago

Extra $134.8m allocated to regional student support

$34.1 million for an additional 1,955 scholarships for regional and remote students over four years, more than doubling the 1,200 scholarships…

5 years ago

Aspiring principals head back to school

Aspiring NSW principals have gone back to school as part of the NSW Government’s push to raise teaching standards across…

6 years ago

Therapy dogs being good boys at QLD state high schools

Theodore proudly wears his school uniform each day, attends assemblies and among many other duties, distracts anxious students during immunisations.

6 years ago

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