Teacher’s Desk

Vale, Sir Ken Robinson, “teaching is an art form”

We look back on our conversation with Sir Ken Robinson, a hero and advocate for educators, learners, and creative minds…

5 years ago

Lifelong learning opportunities for teachers

Approved teachers can now be supported to retrain as a teacher of a high-demand or specialist teaching area. There are…

5 years ago

First aid for teacher wellbeing

What if we could use the DRABC model alongside psychological strategies to act as first-responders to our wellbeing? These five…

5 years ago

Op-Ed: How improving character improves wellbeing

By conducting a self-analysis, students are given the rare opportunity for introspection. Considering how little space exists for such activities…

5 years ago

From troubled teen to teacher

When Ken Barwick was in Year 7, he told his teacher his goal was to one day return to Bathurst…

5 years ago

Secondary school textbooks teach our kids the myth that Aboriginal Australians were nomadic hunter-gatherers

It’s difficult to understand why a contemporary publisher of school textbooks would publish misleading or incorrect material. However, we do…

5 years ago

Two school leaders on facing a summer of bushfires and COVID-19

Michelle Wainwright, principal of Batlow Technology School, lives on a farm and lost everything in the fires that hit the…

5 years ago

Gov confirms 90% of teaching students met literacy and numeracy standard benchmarks in 2019

The Federal Government is consulting through Education Council to secure state and territory government support for the release of more…

5 years ago

Reading during coronavirus: books can be triggering, but difficult texts teach us resilience, too

Research has shown reading difficult texts with students requires care, and an awareness of how to approach content and trigger…

5 years ago

Defunding arts degrees is the latest battle in a 40-year culture war

Since the 1980s, the humanities have been particularly vulnerable to funding cuts. This was driven by the hostility of conservative…

5 years ago

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