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Are all teachers secretly writers?

If you look up the biographies of authors, you will find that many are also teachers, or ex-teachers; Rachael Johns,…

3 years ago

New study reveals 88% support compulsory first aid training for Australian teenagers

Australian Red Cross offers free online first aid training for World First Aid Day 2021 with COVID-safe skills shared on…

3 years ago

Early NAPLAN results show promise, but we don’t know the full impact of COVID school closures yet

The early NAPLAN results for 2021 released today suggest the average impact of COVID school closures on literacy and numeracy…

3 years ago

Increased support for learning from home

The packs are not mandatory but provide a great way for teachers to supplement what is already working for them.

3 years ago

Why senior students love skills training in QLD

Queensland high school students are continuing to embrace real-world skills training with almost two-thirds of the graduating class of 2020…

3 years ago

School students who had COVID-19 report stigma and bullying. How can we stop it?

This is a teachable moment, but teachers aren’t health experts, and medical professionals aren’t education experts...

3 years ago

Students who are more adaptable do best in remote learning – and it’s a skill we can teach

The important thing about these findings is that adaptability is a teachable skill. Later in this article we discuss how…

3 years ago

5 ways to teach the link between grammar and imagination for better creative writing

If we inspire students to write creatively at length but don’t teach them how to use the necessary grammatical structures,…

3 years ago

Books offer a healing retreat for youngsters caught up in a pandemic

Given the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and lockdowns in Australia, parents and educators may look to connect young people…

3 years ago

Lockdown learner poll uncovers Year 12 trends

One-third of Year 12 students say COVID-19 has increased their interest in health sciences and science-based courses, and away from…

3 years ago

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