Education

Oops! QLD education minister joins the call for a national review as NAPLAN online caused a barrel of issues for schools around the country this term.

Schools are not a panacea for transforming the ills of society but the history of respectful relationships or gender-based violence education indicates schools can play a significant role...

Minister for Education James Merlino has announced special schools can access up to $20,000 in additional funding until June 16 to improve safety and continue to focus on preventing and managing hazards and risks in the workplace.

Instructional video is a way to free up the teacher or leader to engage more actively with students and staff while still delivering Direct Instruction or information as needed, says Steven Kolber.

Rosny College student Mitchell Torok and Launceston College student Ivy Brain received the Embedded Systems Fourth Award for their project, aWear which is a watch for people living in residential aged care or assisted living.

Ms Haythorpe said that a teacher’s assessment of their student was preferable to any standardised NAPLAN assessment.

But a 2010 synthesis of many studies found programs encouraging students to help actually made bullying worse. This study was a meta-analysis, meaning it pulled together results of well-designed studies conducted at that time on the effectiveness of anti-bullying programs.

In 2017, the Cathy Freeman Foundation helped 16 students across four communities graduate from Year 12. This led to 100 per cent of students from one school who completed Year 12 supported by the Cathy Freeman Foundation gaining full time employment.

Schools undertaking online testing are located in Alice Springs, Katherine, Palmerston and Darwin.

This year #TeamDizdar – led by Deputy Secretary, School Operations and Performance, Murat Dizdar – will face off against another 19 teams in the 10-week staff challenge.