Education

The majority of music students drop out before the end of high school – is the ATAR to blame?

More than half of year 10 music students in NSW dropped the subject by the time they reached year 12.…

4 years ago

Aussie students are a year behind students 10 years ago in science, maths and reading

Australian 15-year-old reading scores are way below those of their peers in ten countries – including Singapore, Estonia, Canada, Finland,…

4 years ago

Adam Voigt’s flashback to being principal

Whether you’re a principal or a classroom teacher, it’s a timely reminder that our focus needs to be on how…

4 years ago

Old white men dominate school English booklists. It’s time more Australian schools taught Australian books

Concerns grow amid revelations Sydney University has withdrawn funding from its Chair of Australian Literature – the nation’s first.

4 years ago

Reading is more than sounding out words and decoding. That’s why we use the whole language approach to teaching it

Good readers use a full repertoire of skills, each dependent on the other. And a whole language approach to teaching…

4 years ago

PRINCIPAL SPEAKS: Lead School Improvement by building the capacity of all staff

Principal McDermott describes how, since the implementation of this model, his school has seen a significant increase in interest from…

4 years ago

Why every child needs explicit phonics instruction to learn to read

40% of children manage to learn to read without explicit and systematic phonics instruction due to a confluence of biological…

4 years ago

Don’t just solve for x: letting kids explore real-world scenarios will keep them in maths class

Surveys of senior students indicate they believe maths is too hard, too guarded by a rigid set of rules and…

4 years ago

Involving kids in making schools sustainable spreads the message beyond the classroom

Schools can engage students in being environmentally conscious by taking steps to become more sustainable themselves.

4 years ago

“It’s overwhelming” what’s happening in schools every day, John Marsden warns

We interview one of Australia’s most iconic school principals and world-renowned young adult fiction author, John Marsden.

4 years ago

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