Education

The Australian Education Union has slammed a decision by Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan to push ahead with a review of the Melbourne Declaration while ignoring widespread calls for a review of NAPLAN.

Indigenous cultures the world over have memorised vast amounts of practical knowledge about animals, plants, navigation, laws, ethics, history, genealogies, agricultural practices... what can we learn from their methods?

“New projects like screen and media, information and communication technology, health and community services have been included because we know these are areas that are rapidly growing in demand for skilled workers.”

One shortcoming in the Australian Curriculum is that it asks students to write persuasively, by using emotive language.

Mount Pritchard Public School's deputy principal takes us through some of the changes they have made since the roll out of the 2018-2022 Department of Education Strategic Plan.

Schools like Robert W. Coleman Elementary School in Balitmore, US, have even demonstrated success replacing traditional detention with meditation in a specially designed room, where children can practice breathing exercises and refocus before re-entering the classroom.

Internalising a poem need not be a rote process. Done right, in fact, it is an intellectual exercise that illuminates the structure and logic of the text.

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A group of school students from across Australia have just shown what real leadership on Indigenous issues looks like.

Meet the winning Australian primary schools and find out about their projects...