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Are all teachers secretly writers?
If you look up the biographies of authors, you will find that many are also teachers, or ex-teachers; Rachael Johns,…
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New study reveals 88% support compulsory first aid training for Australian teenagers
Australian Red Cross offers free online first aid training for World First Aid Day 2021 with COVID-safe skills shared on…
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Early NAPLAN results show promise, but we don’t know the full impact of COVID school closures yet
The early NAPLAN results for 2021 released today suggest the average impact of COVID school closures on literacy and numeracy…
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Increased support for learning from home
The packs are not mandatory but provide a great way for teachers to supplement what is already working for them.
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Why senior students love skills training in QLD
Queensland high school students are continuing to embrace real-world skills training with almost two-thirds of the graduating class of 2020…
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School students who had COVID-19 report stigma and bullying. How can we stop it?
This is a teachable moment, but teachers aren’t health experts, and medical professionals aren’t education experts...
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Students who are more adaptable do best in remote learning – and it’s a skill we can teach
The important thing about these findings is that adaptability is a teachable skill. Later in this article we discuss how…
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5 ways to teach the link between grammar and imagination for better creative writing
If we inspire students to write creatively at length but don’t teach them how to use the necessary grammatical structures,…
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Books offer a healing retreat for youngsters caught up in a pandemic
Given the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and lockdowns in Australia, parents and educators may look to connect young people…
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Lockdown learner poll uncovers Year 12 trends
One-third of Year 12 students say COVID-19 has increased their interest in health sciences and science-based courses, and away from…
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