australian education system

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

What’s in store for the children of the tech revolution?

With curriculum planning complete for the start of the academic year, technology and the role it’s expected to play is…

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

School apps keep parents in touch

The frantic scramble for 30 swimming notes, hunting in lost property for spare goggles, towels, or a size six pair…

7 years ago

Why do we need a phonics test for six-year-olds?

Education minister Simon Birmingham has announced that all Australian six-year-olds will soon be required to do a phonics test and…

7 years ago

Planning external learning curriculum

External learning used to mean things like swimming lessons at the local pool. Every week, we walked two abreast (holding…

7 years ago

Expert panel to progress year one phonics test

The Turnbull Government has announced an expert group of principals, teachers, speech specialists, academics and researchers will progress the staged…

7 years ago

Body image: taming the beast with media literacy

In 2008, a Victorian government document titled Because Mental Health Matters Consultation Paper argued for ‘further development of positive body…

7 years ago

Should gifted students go to a separate school?

Despite two Senate inquiries in 1988 and 2001, it has taken 15 years and a state parliamentary review for the…

7 years ago

New model for school funding that won’t break the budget

Funding schools according to the needs of their students is something of a Holy Grail in Australia: something that we…

7 years ago

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