Teacher’s Desk
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Books for children with disability and neurodiversity representation – updated for 2025
July is Pride Disability Month: send your students on holiday with this fantastic list of inclusive books.
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‘Microaggressions’ can fly under the radar in schools. Here’s how to spot them and respond
A microaggression could be saying, ‘you don’t look disabled’ to a student with an invisible disability or not learning how…
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Some students learning English can take at least 6 years to catch up to their peers. How can we support them better?
About one quarter of Australian school students are learning English as an additional language or dialect.
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Are you teaching out of field? Your input is needed
A study investigating the realities of out-of-field teachers is seeking participants for groundbreaking research.
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The failure of open-plan classrooms
What began as a bold step toward innovation has resulted in noisy, chaotic learning environments which have failed to support…
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‘Outdated and irrelevant’: what do young Australians think of their schooling?
Jun Eric Fu, The University of Melbourne and Julia Cook, University of Newcastle find out what students think of their…
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How teachers can talk to children about disability
Disability should be embraced as part of human diversity, not something to fix or fear and it begins with how…
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Climate change affects your ability to spell
Climate risks compound existing inequalities. The same schools facing socio-educational disadvantage are those exposed to climate impacts.
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Beyond the suspension: How the Y NSW is reimagining school discipline
“No one benefits when a student is suspended from school. There are long-term impacts on broader systems like health, justice…
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Changes to the tax system that will affect teachers this year
Which major changes to the tax system that will affect teachers this year, and what do you need to know…
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