Education
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2021 HSC enrolment snapshot released
An analysis of this year's HSC cohort reveals what courses are the most popular and even how many twins will…
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Teaching a ‘hatred’ of Australia? No, minister, here’s why a democracy has critical curriculum content
The minister is critical of proposed changes to the Australian Curriculum. He sees teaching about the contested nature of Anzac…
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Are all teachers secretly writers?
If you look up the biographies of authors, you will find that many are also teachers, or ex-teachers; Rachael Johns,…
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8 out of 10 teachers think education news is negative and demoralising. Some have even left because of it
A principal argued there was “an absolute failure” on the part of the news media to recognise the complexity of…
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Poorly ventilated schools are a super-spreader event waiting to happen. It may be as simple as opening windows
This is even worse with Delta.
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PRINCIPAL SPEAKS: Blue Mountains principal awarded Harvard scholarship
“Our school has a beautiful story. You hear of examples of distributive leadership, and this is an example that shows…
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Pep talks for teachers
I encourage you to choose one or a few phrases below that resonate for you, write it out and place…
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Six Organising Concepts to Supercharge Children’s Thinking and Learning
If students work through and understand these modes, they will have more flexibility and technical know-how as they encounter new…
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Einstein was ‘wrong’, not your science teacher
“Your teacher was wrong!” It’s a phrase many a high school or university student has heard. As practising and former…
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‘How outrageous and impossible is that?’: factoring in how year 12 students coped in lockdown is a grading nightmare for teachers
Victoria provided students with similar special consideration in 2020 to avoid adverse impacts of COVID reflecting in ATAR rankings as…
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