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Secondary school textbooks teach our kids the myth that Aboriginal Australians were nomadic hunter-gatherers

It’s difficult to understand why a contemporary publisher of school textbooks would publish misleading or incorrect material. However, we do…

4 years ago

‘Exhausted beyond measure’: what teachers are saying about COVID-19 and the disruption to education

Overwhelmingly, teachers from early childhood to higher education experienced a significant increase in their workload. One teacher said the sudden…

4 years ago

Victoria’s Year 12 students are learning remotely. But they won’t necessarily fall behind

Will remote learning at the end of schooling mean Victorian students will fall behind the rest of the country?

4 years ago

VIC schools enter stage 3&4 lockdown but is it enough?

Tuesday will be a Pupil Free Day and schools will only stay open for vulnerable children and those who cannot…

4 years ago

Failure to boost public education COVID funding ignores future economic stimulus, Union says

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the existing inequality in school funding for public schools with 99% of public schools under…

4 years ago

Schools and COVID: Rethinking educational ethics during a pandemic

One suggestion can be to “Marie Kondo the curriculum” – that is, focus on vital topics that bring joy, especially…

4 years ago

Only one fifth of school students with disability had enough support during the remote learning period

We found children who received one form of support were 24% more likely to feel part of a learning community…

4 years ago

We know by Year 11 what mark students will get in Year 12. Do we still need a stressful exam?

A new Year 12 design: we propose to dramatically revise Year 12 with the help of predictive analytics.

4 years ago

More than 90% of Year 10 teachers don’t know the age of criminal responsibility in Australia

A significant proportion of teachers (36.8%) believed 16 was the minimum age of criminal responsibility. And 32.8% said they did…

4 years ago

Two school leaders on facing a summer of bushfires and COVID-19

Michelle Wainwright, principal of Batlow Technology School, lives on a farm and lost everything in the fires that hit the…

4 years ago

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