Education
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NSW hits pause on school choirs, but we can’t stop the music forever
The recent research around singing and COVID-19 suggests transmission options such as singing with masks on, or singing outdoors with…
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Fostering self-confidence in the maths classroom
Positive outcomes are associated with pedagogy that prioritises collaboration over competition in the classroom; self-chosen activities, buddy systems, and mixed…
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‘It really sucks’: how some Year 12 students in Queensland feel about 2020
Perhaps endurance and resilience have become a necessary part of the DNA of the class of 2020. These are positive…
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A 3-decade ‘moving picture’ of young Australians’ study, work and life, thanks to LSAY
The information collected from these groups of students, or “cohorts”, is used to better understand what helps or hinders this…
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Every Victorian Year 12 student will have COVID-19 factored into their grade – we should do it for all Australian students
This kind of individual assessment is what educational advocates have been calling on for decades.
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Australian primary private schools should be fully funded by governments — but banned from charging fees
Redressing the growing and accelerating segregation and inequity in Australian schools is critical to the future of Australia’s youth and…
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Free phonics check finally rolls out for Year 1 students
South Australian Minister for Education John Gardner said that a renewed focus on phonics was helping to lift literacy outcomes…
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TAFE versus private providers: Union backlash to VET funding
The Productivity Commission review into skills and workforce development is failing to ensure the public TAFE system's future as the…
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Secondary school textbooks teach our kids the myth that Aboriginal Australians were nomadic hunter-gatherers
It’s difficult to understand why a contemporary publisher of school textbooks would publish misleading or incorrect material. However, we do…
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‘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…
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