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9 tips teachers can use when talking about racism

Anti-racist and decolonial education is often just as much about unlearning, as it is about learning.

4 years ago

Girls score the same in maths and science as boys, but higher in arts – this may be why they are less likely to pick STEM careers

Women are less likely to enrol in science and maths degrees than men. In Australia, only 35% of STEM university…

4 years ago

Fee cuts for nursing and teaching but big hikes for law and humanities in package expanding university places

A move that will have significant, and in some cases financially devastating, impact for this year's school leavers, Education Minister…

4 years ago

Principals debrief on what they learned during pandemic shutdown

At Wisemans Ferry Public School, a school with 41 enrolments, the staff and students had already experienced disruption with bushfires…

4 years ago

National evidence institute will review Australian Curriculum following $50m funding announcement

The national evidence institute was a key recommendation of David Gonski’s Review to Achieve Educational Excellence in Australian Schools that…

4 years ago

Maths education should focus on relationships not ‘catching up’, warn researchers

Post-lockdown disruption, "rushing through content to stay on schedule will only compound learning losses". While teachers face pressure to make…

4 years ago

Kids will need recess more than ever when returning to school post-coronavirus

Having experienced their own isolation, anxiety, exhaustion and challenges of taking schools online, school leaders are now challenged to redesign…

4 years ago

Disadvantaged students may have lost 1 month of learning during COVID-19 shutdown. But the government can fix it

Despite massive efforts by teachers and schools during the remote learning period, many students are likely to have learnt less…

4 years ago

Have your say on remote and flexible learning

Victorian Minister for Education, James Merlino has opened a community consultation survey this week, ahead of a July summit, to…

4 years ago

The unplanned experiment for teaching and learning

Professor Hattie has previously examined the impact of disruption on student learning when schools close, researching examples of the 2011…

4 years ago

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