Industry voices
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Why every single school needs a coronavirus comms plan in place
The most important thing a school can do now is make sure their entire team knows the answer to the…
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Biggest education shake up in 30 years
The NSW school curriculum will be overhauled to improve standards, according to the state education department, with changes starting in…
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Trade apprentices will help our post COVID-19 recovery. We need to do more to keep them in work
Australia risks a generation of lost apprenticeships as young people lose connections with their employers and cannot complete their training.…
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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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Keeping schools and learning safe online during COVID-19
As it stands, cybersecurity awareness in K-12 is low leaving school systems open to digital attack with exploitable security vulnerabilities…
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Cyber threats at home: how to keep kids safe while they’re learning online
Children working at home are not usually protected by the filters provided by their school.
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COVID-19 highlighting inherent inequality in education
Only 68% of children aged 5 to 14 in Australia’s most disadvantaged communities access the internet at home, compared with…
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‘I have never felt so frightened’: Australia’s coronavirus schools messaging must address teacher concerns
In a Facebook video this week Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government wanted schools to open up for all…
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Op-Ed: How to optimise online learning in the age of Coronavirus
Professor of Educational Psychology Andrew Martin offers a five-point guide for educators in the face of COVID-19. Due to the…
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ScoMo funding laws direct billions to non-gov’t schools
The new funding model doesn't factor in a school's asset wealth or private income and critics deem it a cash-grab…
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