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