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When getting an ‘A’ might trigger disordered eating

Students that attach intense emotions to academic achievement may be more at risk for developing an eating disorder. Here's how…

4 years ago

Water’s not optional, but its packaging is up to you

Whether you’ve thought about your water options or not, students and staff will be drinking water throughout their time at…

6 years ago

Is there a crisis in public education?

It is widely claimed that there is a crisis in public schooling, or at the very least, that there is…

7 years ago

Biggest overhaul of NSW year 12 syllabus in 20 years

New syllabuses for HSC English, maths, science and history were released on February 20, updating the knowledge and skills students…

7 years ago

Teaching with Indigenous resources

Teaching Aboriginal studies is especially difficult if you are non-Aboriginal. Very little in your education or experience has prepared you…

7 years ago

Rethinking how we assess learning in schools

There is a major flaw in the way we currently assess school students. By labelling them as either “good” or…

7 years ago

More parents are choosing to home school their children: why?

More parents in New South Wales (NSW) are choosing to home school their child. There are now around 10,000 registered…

7 years ago

Stop focusing on ‘the problem’ in Indigenous education

Much attention in Australian Indigenous education is paid to the “achievement gap” and not nearly enough is paid to the…

7 years ago

Teachers know how to fix education decline, but parents must listen

We know how to fix it, but the parents must listen. When Finland came out top in the ranking of…

7 years ago

Student disengagement a bigger problem than violence: Grattan report

Australia’s education system needs comprehensive reform to tackle widespread student disengagement in the classroom, according to a new Grattan Institute…

7 years ago

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