Learning

The Coalition’s $10 million for Year 1 phonics checks would be wasted money

Not teaching pre-service teachers how to teach phonics is not an option.

5 years ago

Some public schools get nearly 6 times as much funding, thanks to parents

More advantaged public secondary schools across Australia generate nearly six times the amount of funding contributions from parents than less…

5 years ago

If your kid is bullied and hurt on school grounds, can you sue the school?

Schools have a legal obligation to address bullying behaviour of pupils and provide support for both the victim and the…

5 years ago

I shadowed a student for a day

On Monday, March 4, I put on the school uniform and set off to meet Will, bright and early at…

5 years ago

NAPLAN issues reinforce need for national review

Oops! QLD education minister joins the call for a national review as NAPLAN online caused a barrel of issues for…

5 years ago

National Education Summit hype: Boosting student outcomes via video

Instructional video is a way to free up the teacher or leader to engage more actively with students and staff…

5 years ago

High school students innovate International Science and Engineering Fair

Rosny College student Mitchell Torok and Launceston College student Ivy Brain received the Embedded Systems Fourth Award for their project, aWear which…

5 years ago

Education union slates NAPLAN after online debacle

Ms Haythorpe said that a teacher’s assessment of their student was preferable to any standardised NAPLAN assessment.

5 years ago

Not every school’s anti-bullying program works – some may actually make bullying worse

But a 2010 synthesis of many studies found programs encouraging students to help actually made bullying worse. This study was…

5 years ago

Coalition announces $3.6m for Indigenous schools ahead of election

In 2017, the Cathy Freeman Foundation helped 16 students across four communities graduate from Year 12. This led to 100…

5 years ago

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