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How teachers can help support children during their parents’ divorce
Teachers can buffer the stress of divorce or separation and help children adjust to their changed family arrangement. The strategies…
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What it’s like being on maternity leave from school
"I have worked pretty consistently for the past 15 years, so knowing that this break I would be taking is…
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Administration
It’s a classroom not a court room, advocates Adam Voigt
Schools should have an entirely different purpose to court rooms and when we invite mechanisms from our courts into our…
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Education
Industry hits back at focus on low ATAR results among teaching students
The Australian Council of Deans of Education said it regrets the "latest destructive attack on the selection of teaching students…
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For fun
Why I got rejected from Cambridge as an OP1 student
Once upon a time (in Queensland)... As an eager grade 12 student and zealous literary nerd I challenged Cambridge to…
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That weird end-of-term feeling
Relief and worry. I can honestly say that without these breaks throughout the year, I personally wouldn’t be able to…
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Teacher stress and wellbeing: how can we build a sustainable workforce?
Teacher stress is high, in fact teachers exhibit higher levels of stress than any other profession.
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Year 11 and 12 students in NSW will no longer learn about women’s contributions to physics
The new syllabus has 25 scientists mentioned 56 times. But no women are referred to by name, nor are any…
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Can you tell fact from fiction in the news? Most students can’t
Despite the issues with trust, news media is a critical part of keeping up to date and informed for most…
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Adam Voigt: My thoughts on engagement killers
This week, Adam delves into some of the key dynamics that could hamper a student's propensity to listen, speak, think…
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