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How Australian Schools Responded to the King’s Death in 1952

One thing school children in 1952 had in common with today’s students was that the reigning sovereign was the only…

2 years ago

Shakespearean Insults to Teach Your Class Grammar

Plenty of Shakespearan quotes and insults might sound too bawdy for kids, but there are also plenty of G-rated phrases…

2 years ago

Book Week: it’s not the costume that matters, but falling in love with reading

Too often kids experience what author and teacher Kelly Gallagher calls “readicide”: the “systematic killing of the love of reading,…

2 years ago

Outback Teacher: Book Review

Book Review: A memoir by Sally Gare is an extraordinary glimpse into teaching in a different time and place with…

2 years ago

8 Reasons to Use Listicles in Your Classroom

Listicles are a mashup of list and article: punchy, concise ways to digest lots of information, with plenty of scope…

2 years ago

Ipswich maths teacher wins School News holiday prize!

We are excited to announce the well-deserved winner of our Term 3 web exclusive competition!

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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.

4 years ago

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