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10 ways to get the most out of silent reading in schools
We regularly hear from teachers and teacher librarians who are concerned about the state of silent reading in schools.
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Ever wondered what our curriculum teaches kids about climate change? The answer is ‘not much’
What is being done about recognising and systematically supporting climate change education in state and national school curricula?
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Sorting out the air conditioning by 2020
Too many schools around Australia get too hot and it impacts student learning.
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Events
Sydney student among the world’s science brains
A Chatswood High School student has taken out two medals while representing Australia at the International Earth Science Olympiad in…
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Education
QLD expands industry school program
“New projects like screen and media, information and communication technology, health and community services have been included because we know…
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New funding for rural & regional students
$82.8 million funding package will support recommendations from the newly devised panel; more than half of this will be put…
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Fewer casual positions and less out-of-hours work could help retain early career teachers
Two related workforce development strategies stand out
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Teacher's Desk
Teacher-student relationships crucial to student engagement
Interestingly, they found the benefits of positive relationships actually outweighed the negative effects of poor relationships.
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Three charts on teachers’ pay in Australia: it starts out OK, but goes downhill pretty quickly
Here are the facts: Australian teachers get a very decent starting salary, but their pay quickly falls behind that of…
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