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Praise for COVID-19 Impacted Schools
In the South-East, independent schools have once again pivoted quickly to transition back to in-classroom learning with masks required for…
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Art, drama and music lower stress. Here’s what you need to know if you’re thinking of taking arts in years 11 and 12
Nearly 30% of all year 12 students across Australia (53,311 year 12 students in total) chose to study visual or…
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Let’s face it — children miss valuable ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ learning moments during remote schooling
Teachers make valiant efforts to maintain excellent schooling and, without doubt, technology can help – for those who have it.…
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School students at the heart of a COVID outbreak change the story of how it spreads
An analysis of the Queensland contract tracing list shows many of the exposure sites are typical of school children travelling…
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How to get media ready after COVID+ case
Expert advice on how to cope with national media attention following a COVID transmission event at your school.
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Special consideration for HSC students significantly impacted by COVID-19
Chair of the COVID-19 Response Committee Professor Peter Shergold said the program is designed to support students who have experienced…
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Skeleton staff at Queensland schools to keep COVID out
From Wednesday, 4 August, Queensland Schools will implement new staffing arrangements that maintain the minimum number of staff required onsite…
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Should we vaccinate children against COVID-19? We asked 5 experts
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recently announced provisional approval for the Pfizer vaccine to be used in 12-15-year-olds.
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Gamers know the power of ‘flow’ — what if learners could harness it too?
COVID-19 lockdowns only increased the opportunity for those distractions to interfere with learning...
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Schooling in lockdown isn’t home schooling – but we can learn from the real thing
Adding to the clamour of argument over whether schools should be open to all during lockdown is confusion in terminology.
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