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Students with disabilities need inclusive buildings. We can learn from what’s already working
Australia has scheduled up to A$11 billion on new schools and facility upgrades between 2016 and 2026. We need as…
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Securing your school perimeter against vandals
Preventing a break-in comes down to security procedure and protocol. Particularly as schools invest in digital technologies, outdoor learning aids…
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Adam Voigt’s flashback to being principal
Whether you’re a principal or a classroom teacher, it’s a timely reminder that our focus needs to be on how…
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Education
Old white men dominate school English booklists. It’s time more Australian schools taught Australian books
Concerns grow amid revelations Sydney University has withdrawn funding from its Chair of Australian Literature – the nation’s first.
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Report cards’ report card: showing potential, but with room for improvement
Teachers and parents are dissatisfied with aspects of the way report cards communicate student achievement
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Reading is more than sounding out words and decoding. That’s why we use the whole language approach to teaching it
Good readers use a full repertoire of skills, each dependent on the other. And a whole language approach to teaching…
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Teacher's Desk
PRINCIPAL SPEAKS: Lead School Improvement by building the capacity of all staff
Principal McDermott describes how, since the implementation of this model, his school has seen a significant increase in interest from…
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Why every child needs explicit phonics instruction to learn to read
40% of children manage to learn to read without explicit and systematic phonics instruction due to a confluence of biological…
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Teacher stabbed: How can we combat violence against school staff?
Amid increasing reports of violence against teachers on school grounds, what is being done to safeguard staff?
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