Administration

Every Victorian Year 12 student will have COVID-19 factored into their grade — we should do it for all Australian students

Universities could work with secondary schools and agree to consider entrance exams or portfolios that are relevant to the courses…

4 years ago

Students are more than a number: why a learner profile makes more sense than the ATAR

A recent review of available pathways after secondary school into work, further education and training recommended all students leave school…

4 years ago

‘Exhausted beyond measure’: what teachers are saying about COVID-19 and the disruption to education

Overwhelmingly, teachers from early childhood to higher education experienced a significant increase in their workload. One teacher said the sudden…

4 years ago

Students in Melbourne will go back to remote schooling. Here’s what we learnt last time and how to make it better

Around the same number of teachers said the remote learning period had a positive (33%), negative (36%) or neither positive…

4 years ago

Why every single school needs a coronavirus comms plan in place

The most important thing a school can do now is make sure their entire team knows the answer to the…

4 years ago

Yes, we’ve seen schools close. But the evidence still shows kids are unlikely to catch or spread coronavirus

The temporary closure of schools (and at least one childcare centre) is evidence the system is working as it should…

4 years ago

Disadvantaged students may have lost 1 month of learning during COVID-19 shutdown. But the government can fix it

Despite massive efforts by teachers and schools during the remote learning period, many students are likely to have learnt less…

4 years ago

Principals commit to a life of learning

Two regional high school leaders have been awarded prestigious scholarships to attend Harvard.

4 years ago

Burnout, stress, depression: Aussie principals are struggling right now

New findings from an annual wellbeing study reveal that more than 97% of school leaders work over 40 hours a…

4 years ago

Food for thought as schools nourish communities

Principal Leanne Newitt said teachers had used the food hamper deliveries to drop off and collect school work packages and…

4 years ago

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