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Gov confirms 90% of teaching students met literacy and numeracy standard benchmarks in 2019

The Federal Government is consulting through Education Council to secure state and territory government support for the release of more…

4 years ago

Students in Melbourne will go back to remote schooling. Here’s what we learnt last time and how to make it better

Around the same number of teachers said the remote learning period had a positive (33%), negative (36%) or neither positive…

4 years ago

Reading during coronavirus: books can be triggering, but difficult texts teach us resilience, too

Research has shown reading difficult texts with students requires care, and an awareness of how to approach content and trigger…

4 years ago

Defunding arts degrees is the latest battle in a 40-year culture war

Since the 1980s, the humanities have been particularly vulnerable to funding cuts. This was driven by the hostility of conservative…

4 years ago

2020 a record year for building schools

Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said she was thrilled the next phase of school building is well underway with planners, architects…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Early intervention is key for youth mental health

Professor McGorry suggests having honest conversations with young people, listening to what they are saying and maintaining a positive attitude…

4 years ago

Digital divide impacts vulnerable students

"Disruption to regular schooling caused by COVID-19 was not the cause of the digital inclusion gap, but served to illuminate…

4 years ago

Yes, we’ve seen schools close. But the evidence still shows kids are unlikely to catch or spread coronavirus

The temporary closure of schools (and at least one childcare centre) is evidence the system is working as it should…

4 years ago

What’s the meaning of life? These students have some answers

We conducted a research project with 174 students in year seven, where they used photographs to show what was important…

4 years ago

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