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Writing needs to be taught and practised. Australian schools are dropping the focus too early

When we talk about writing, we are not talking about the fine motor skills associated with forming letters or handwriting,…

4 years ago

Children can’t always read between the lines. Sometimes it’s better to be explicit

If we’d like them to read more than one book, we might want to say, “Let’s read all three of…

4 years ago

VIC Update: Bushfire youth workshops, 1000s of tutors and 580k students return to school

As more than 584,000 primary, secondary, and specialist school students return to the classroom this week and more than 4,100…

4 years ago

The budget has more money for school programs for Indigenous boys than girls

The recent federal budget included A$39.8 million to expand the Clontarf Foundation’s Academy program for 12,500 Indigenous boys and young…

4 years ago

Victoria’s money for tutors is necessary, but there are 5 things it needs to do to ensure they’re successful

The vast majority of Victorian students spent much of terms two and three learning remotely — this is about half…

4 years ago

Forest High students in a league of their own

An idea to take lunchtime football beyond the school oval has paid off for Year 12 students at The Forest…

4 years ago

Year 7 student shares COVID learning with the world

Murwillumbah High School Year 7 student Tex Mikkelsen has featured in a US-based online educators’ discussion series about what schools…

4 years ago

Why so religious? Chaplain controversy amps up

Participation in the program is voluntary for both schools and students but with the guidelines dictating all NSCP chaplains must be “religious”…

4 years ago

No such thing as a healthy tan: shade structures for schools

Assess your property and create a shade plan. Shade structures make avoiding the sun a no-brainer for students

4 years ago

Inclusive education during COVID-19: Lessons from teachers around the world

Almost all teachers have reported some significant positive changes for some students who were disengaged prior to COVID-19. A large…

4 years ago

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