Education
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Educators worried about VET opportunities for school leavers
Universities and TAFE programmes have, to date, been left out of stimulus packages and educators are worried about the knock-on…
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An honest reckoning with Captain Cook’s legacy won’t heal things overnight. But it’s a start
"I came through a school system of the 50s and 60s, and we weren’t weren’t even mentioned in the history…
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7 tips to help kids feeling anxious about going back to school
Mental health is an educational issue for Aussie kids. Students with poor mental health can be 7 to 11 months…
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Regional schools need to catch up: Minister praises face-to-face return
"I welcome efforts to resume normal classes and make sure disadvantaged kids are back on deck and included - and…
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Back to school … for now? It makes sense to plan for more remote learning
Communities hit by increasing spates of bushfires, flooding and other natural crises might well have to resort to similar switches…
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Op-Ed: The mystique of mathematics: 5 beautiful maths phenomena
"The unknowable nature of maths can make it seem closer to magic." Dr Thomas Britz talks through the mystical elements…
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Why are private schools getting $10m for “extra cleaning”?
For private schools to access the cash, they must plan for 50% of their students to return by June 1st…
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NSW students back in the classroom full-time
Assemblies and excursions are still off the table but teachers have been instructed to identify where students are "at in…
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STEM classes taught by teachers outside of their field of expertise
Teacher workload, school funding, and school size were all key factors in a new study that shows one in eight…
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COVID-19 offers opportunities to consider ‘NAPLAN 2.0’
This pause provides a unique opportunity to revise and reform NAPLAN, which has been heavily criticised since first introduced in…
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