australian education

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

Principal: school doesn’t work for most kids

“Secondary school, at least, only really works for about a third of students,” according to Templestowe College principal Peter Hutton.…

7 years ago

Robots likely to be used in classrooms as learning tools, not teachers

Robots are increasingly being used to teach students in the classroom for a number of subjects across science, maths and…

7 years ago

Organisation the key for collaborative, calm teaching

Teachers manage a dizzying list of tasks, obligations and interruptions, with up to thirty-five students chattering, emoting, and needing things.…

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

Why do we still make girls wear skirts and dresses as school uniform?

While the wearing of school uniforms has a long history across Australia, we are only just starting to talk about…

7 years ago

Governments need to look beyond education rankings and focus on inequities

The latest Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA) results were released around the world on December 6. And as usual,…

7 years ago

New phonics test pointless: a waste of precious money buying it from England

In the May budget, the federal government allocated money to buy England’s phonic screening test for six-year-olds in Year 1.

7 years ago

Victoria to raise the ATAR bar for teachers

All Victorian teachers will be among the top 30 percent in the state, according to announced changes to tertiary admissions,…

7 years ago

Schools, sign up for eSafety Challenge program

The Office of the Children's eSafety Commissioner, has released ClassAct 50 Challenge, designed to help children take control of their…

7 years ago

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