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As another elite boys’ school goes co-ed, are single-sex schools becoming an endangered species?
When it comes to students’ academic achievement, the biggest predictor of success is not gender but socio-economic status, whether they…
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Addressing national teacher shortages
A teacher workforce roundtable to address the critical teacher shortage and consider all options will be held on August 12,…
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NSW is trying to make the selective school application process fairer – but is it doing enough?
While the curriculum may be more accelerated, the rest of the setup is just like any other public school. The…
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No wonder no one wants to be a teacher: world-first study looks at 65,000 news articles about Australian teachers
Media reporting on teachers consistently talks about their work as simple and commonsense, as though all decisions made by teachers…
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5 Make-Ahead Lunchbox Hacks for Teachers
When you only have five minutes in the morning to pack lunch, try these healthy options that you can make…
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School News Latest Print Issue Out Now
For over five years, School News has been trusted by educational decision makers to keep them well informed. With weekly…
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‘Stop measuring black kids with a white stick’: how to make school assessments fairer for all
Some might argue that if assessment includes languages other than English, the teacher will not be able to understand and…
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Crowdfunding for schools?
While crowdfunding will never be able to offer the community-building aspects of traditional fundraisers, the method favoured by tech start-ups…
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Multisensory art exhibition at new $5.5m school arts precinct a first for Australian Senior Schools
Firbank Grammar School unveiled its new $5.5 arts precinct, which it says aims to promote young women’s participation in the…
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“Finally!” WA teacher applauds phonics test rollout
$2.5 million has been committed over the next five years to assess the development of students’ phonics skills in Western…
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