Education
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Improving education for non-urban schools could add $56B to GDP, according to Gonski report
To put the figure in perspective, $56B is larger than the contribution of the entire Australian tourism industry and four…
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Why R2D2 could be your child’s teacher sooner than you think
Humanoid robots are a unique case for teaching programming skills to students, because students desire to teach the robot how…
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Term 4 push to stave off truancy
The last term of school is typically when we can start to see an increase in unexplained student absences from…
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Do video games have a place in schools?
Realising the popularity of e-sports – particularly among young males, with game tournaments attracting 80 million viewers – schools have…
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Using your extra skills in the classroom: why not?
It’s seems as though no-one is interested in other skills you may be able to pass along to your students,…
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There’s no argument or support for allowing schools to discriminate against LGBTIQ teachers
Teachers facing discrimination for their sexual and gender identity can’t support students to deal with theirs.
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Managing mental health in school students
Here are some different, easy, helpful tips for managing stress in children and promoting self-care in teenagers.
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Principal calls for ATAR to be overhauled… parents tend to agree
A new survey of 1000 Victorian parents and teachers shows it is life skills that are considered more valuable for…
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How your birth date influences how well you do in school, and later in life
Whether you were born in December, January, August or September can have a significant and long-lasting impact on your life.…
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Survey reveals extent of workplace sexual harassment
“We found that 39% of Australian women and 26% of Australian men told us they have been sexually harassed at…
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