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Rosie ClarkeWednesday, September 23, 2020
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Ipswich maths teacher wins School News holiday prize!

We are excited to announce the well-deserved winner of our Term 3 web exclusive competition!
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l.deanWednesday, August 12, 2020
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Zoom formals, virtual assemblies, peer care packages: Year 12 socials during COVID

When we caught up with Victorian school principals and senior school students, keeping social activities and milestones alive during lockdown…
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School NewsTuesday, June 23, 2020
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Children’s storytelling data reveals impact of COVID on literacy

Analysis from the largest children's story-writing event in Australia, reveals the impact COVID-19 has had on children’s vocabulary, interests and…
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School NewsWednesday, March 18, 2020
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What my students taught me about reading: old books hold new insights for the digital generation

Last year, 2019, saw the first cohort of students who were born in or beyond 2000 – the so-called digital…
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School NewsTuesday, March 3, 2020
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Young women won’t be told how to behave, but is #girlboss just deportment by another name?

It’s important to remember that girlbossing isn’t feminism, it’s capitalism.
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School NewsWednesday, February 26, 2020
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3 ways to help children think critically about the news

The circulation of misinformation, such as fake news spreading about coronavirus, blurs our understanding of events and issues. How can…
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School NewsWednesday, December 11, 2019
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Kids may need more help finding answers to their questions in the information age

Recent studies by scientists who examine how people ask questions or explore problems have shown that by the time kids…
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Rosie ClarkeTuesday, November 19, 2019
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Class party palooza: Dos, don’ts and lazy last-min recipes

Whether you’ve been saddled with bringing a plate to the staff send-off or you want to celebrate the end-of-year with…
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NSW Department of EducationWednesday, November 6, 2019
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Which work experience type are you?

Two Year 12 students at Chatswood High School have launched an innovative online business to take the guesswork out of…
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School NewsWednesday, September 4, 2019
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Book it in: Australian Reading Hour has arrived

Stanton’s author talk is among more than 140 events happening across the country involving more than 50 authors.
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Maintaining positive health and mental wellbeing in students is one of the key areas of concerns in schools. Research shows that children are bearing the brunt of mental health concerns triggered or exacerbated by the pandemic and the number presenting with mental health or emotional problems. Schools must find ways to stimulate positive environments for students across mental well-being, health, and safety.
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How students are helping to breathe new life into their schools

School transformations are incredibly exciting for teachers, parents and of course students, especially when the whole school community has spent months and often years planning, petitioning, and fundraising for the developments.
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How do you make a best-practice literacy intervention program even better?

In 2011, MultiLit launched MiniLit, an effective, evidence-based, small group intervention program, designed to support struggling readers in the initial stages of literacy up to Year 2.
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Achieving great professional learning in the age of COVID-19

As a high school teacher in an independent Sydney school, I experienced a great many professional learning sessions. Of all these sessions, it was after only a handful I left feeling legitimately energized, inspired, and empowered with skills or knowledge that would make a difference to my everyday teaching practice.
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Promethean solutions promote flexibility for schools

The Promethean State of Technology in Education Report 2021 recently revealed that interactive panels and interactive whiteboards are now Australia’s most commonly used classroom technology, with 99% of educators using them at least occasionally.
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The P.A. People celebrates fifty years!

It all started in the early 1960’s in a garage in suburban Enfield, NSW. What started back then as Christian Sound (incorporated as CS Services) has grown to be one of the most well respected and diverse Professional Audio and AV solution providers around…
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