australian education system

Autonomy, strong female leadership key to success of Indigenous owned Murri School

In Indigenous education, we constantly hear bad news stories of children falling through gaps and schools unable to assist students…

7 years ago

State high school enrolments declining in Australia

You may have heard recently that public schools in Australia have experienced increased enrolments, but this is actually misleading. Public…

7 years ago

Gonski 2.0: grappling with Catholics, independents and Greens to pass bill

Gonski 2.0: Leaked figures from within the government showed a massive drop in funding to low-fee Catholic schools. Government response…

7 years ago

Why Indigenous children benefit from bilingual education

Increasingly, international and Australian research make strong links between recognition and use of first language and cultural knowledge, and student…

7 years ago

Ken Boston endorsement shows Gonski 2.0 should go ahead: Birmingham

Federal education minister, Simon Birmingham, says endorsement from “Dr Ken Boston, another member of the Gonski panel” indicates the funding…

7 years ago

Education, social skills, and empathy to combat bullying

Bullying culture is widespread in Australian schools, yet policies are handed down to schools, only to be scrapped, causing confusion…

7 years ago

Report sparks concern about how schools support students with disabilities

An inquiry in one Australian state regarding students with a disability has indicated that schools' response to challenging behaviours is…

7 years ago

Aboriginal knowledge for the science curriculum

The Western view alone limits students. Aboriginal knowledge enhances science education with examples of Aboriginal science.

7 years ago

Catholic schools’ ‘Safe Schools alternative’ not so alternative

A Catholic school network’s launch of an “alternative” to Safe Schools Coalition - an anti-bullying program – is based on…

7 years ago

Crack the code for young readers with phonics

The divide over teaching children how to read has long existed between those who support the ‘whole language’ approach and…

7 years ago

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