education

Parent engagement matters in primary school

Education is a home-school partnership, yet direct involvement in classroom activities, excursions and parent committees drops after preschool. Some schools are…

7 years ago

Out of school hours care in the digital age

Before and after school care in the digital age: should out of school hours care be made to suit the…

7 years ago

HOTS program takes primary students’ thinking to new heights

Middle Park Primary School in Victoria aims to identify, nurture and support the individual learning needs of all students and…

7 years ago

Turnbull schools funding plan denies learning opportunities to NSW children

A media release from The NSW Teachers Federation has slammed the Turnbull government's announcement on school funding reforms.

7 years ago

Charter schools, vouchers not a solution for Australia

A new report from the Centre for Independent Studies described Gonski funding for schools as a “fantasy” and made three…

7 years ago

Canberra: so much more than Parliament House

Students have been embarking on voyages to the national capital for decades, and every year, Canberra hosts around 165,000 school…

7 years ago

It’s not what sport children play, but how they play it that matters

The myth that sport itself is ideally suited to help disadvantaged young people develop “socially” and “psychologically” has obscured the…

7 years ago

Your classroom voice matters: “this is your captain speaking”

Do you speak in a calm clear voice? Never ruffled? Regulated pitch and dulcet tones, just as you were taught…

7 years ago

Should we delay second language classes until late primary?

It’s often thought that it is better to start learning a second language at a young age. But research shows…

7 years ago

Children prefer to read books on paper rather than screen

There is a common perception that children are more likely to read if it is on a device such as…

7 years ago

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