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We can predict final school marks in year 11 – it’s time to replace stressful exams with more meaningful education

High school as we’ve known it has been dominated by high stakes, high-pressure exams that have outlived their usefulness. If…

2 years ago

Short versus long-term solutions to the teaching shortage crisis

Focussing on strategies to keep teachers in the classroom is one long-term strategy to fix the teacher shortage. Another is…

2 years ago

What parents should and shouldn’t say when talking to their child about NAPLAN results

Overreactions can have multiple consequences. They can lead to unnecessary pressure to perform better next time, which will likely have…

2 years ago

Children commonly seek mental health support from school networks, BUT…

A survey by the Australian National Children's Commissioner shows that many children and young people missed out on critical support…

2 years ago

Adult literacy struggles a concern for primary students, new survey finds

Perhaps most disheartening: 23% of adults surveyed said they don’t find the task of reading aloud to primary-aged children easy,…

2 years ago

3 different school initiatives up for prestigious award

Three schools are among the finalists of the Premier's Sustainability Awards in Victoria, celebrating individuals and groups who are making…

2 years ago

“Unprecedented” teacher shortage may require unprecedented solutions

The demand for secondary teachers is set to eclipse the number of new graduate teachers by more than 4000 between…

2 years ago

School playgrounds are getting squeezed: here are 8 ways to keep students active in small spaces

As enrolments climb and urban spaces become more crowded, some Australian schools have been left with less play space per…

2 years ago

Can Hospitals Help us Address the Teacher Shortage?

A proposal to adopt a clinical-style learning model which embeds student teachers in schools only months into their training is…

2 years ago

Australia’s first ever ‘co-working’ studio school campus opens

Australia’s first ever studio school in the heart of WA’s creative mecca, Fremantle is the first purpose-built studio school of its kind doing away with traditional…

2 years ago

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