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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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