External Learning

A very Victorian school excursion

Well, Victoria has curated a reputation for prioritising its natural wonders and Indigenous history; there are many high quality organised…

5 years ago

Student protests show Australian education does get some things right

Australian students’ activities over the past week evidence their knowledge and capabilities in an education system valuing both economic and…

5 years ago

New to the bookshelf: school Christmas reading list

Here are some of Australia's latest and greatest new books for school-age children and teenagers.

5 years ago

Safeguarding students from summer cyberbullying

Holidays can be a particularly vulnerable time for students whose families are struggling with grief, loss, poverty or family violence.

5 years ago

What if Plato was wrong and music education doesn’t matter?

Claims that music boosts intelligence, emotional wellbeing and psychosocial development, have been researched, debated and oft-proven over the decades but…

5 years ago

Free ‘Hour of Code’ sessions popping up at Apple Stores plus Minecraft, Star Wars and other free coding tutorials

Computer Science Education Week: From Wonder Woman, Disney princesses and Barbie, to Harry Potter, historical figures and Pac-Man, there's a…

5 years ago

Finkel: students, focus on your discipline then you’ll see your options expand

Cohort after cohort of school leavers keep repeating the pattern, and we continue to allow it – even encourage it.…

5 years ago

From prisons to primary schools: teaching spiritual freedom

Her time teaching yoga at the women’s correctional facility in Brisbane taught Karen something she now practices with her young…

5 years ago

SURVEY: It turns out youth are happier in apprenticeships & traineeships

Despite a national skills shortage across the Australian trades sector, the concern that “there aren’t enough jobs” was cited by…

5 years ago

Therapy dogs being good boys at QLD state high schools

Theodore proudly wears his school uniform each day, attends assemblies and among many other duties, distracts anxious students during immunisations.

5 years ago

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