education
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News
Why are teachers mostly female? Because men get better pay in other professions
Clearly, the concentration of women in teaching is problematic from a gender equality perspective. Parents, students and schools value the…
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Visibly sucking: real talk, real schools
was embarrassed. I was ashamed and I felt a little humiliated as the lesson finally drew to an awkward close…
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Industry voices
School lockers, what’s the right combination?
Private schools in Australia generally have lockers for high school students to store their heavy bags inside, but many state…
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Administration
Was teaching the right career for me?
Knowing what you know now, would you still choose to be a teacher if you could go back in time…
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Events
SA striking for first time in 10 years
South Australian teachers have been rallying for improved working and learning conditions while QLD schools campaign for human rights on Nauru…
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Administration
How teachers can identify and help young people self-medicating trauma with drugs and alcohol
They may be constantly on-edge and on the look-out for danger. Trouble sleeping and concentrating are also common.
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News
Gov injects $11.8m into school trial for language learning app
With the new funding, ELLA will be trialled for primary schools in foundation to year two (F-2) classes in 2019.
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For the sake of kids, embrace math
Teachers in both Canada and Australia feel neither competent nor confident in math and, frankly, they are the first to…
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Opinion
Finkel: students, focus on your discipline then you’ll see your options expand
Cohort after cohort of school leavers keep repeating the pattern, and we continue to allow it – even encourage it.…
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