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Maths to be compulsory for students
Maths will be compulsory for all students in the revised NSW curriculum.
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The UK Labour Party wants to abolish private schools – could we do that in Australia?
More than 52% of Australian disadvantaged students are enrolled in disadvantaged schools
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Design better seating for better learning
School children no longer need to be prepped for the office or the factory line. Seating trends are moving with…
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National gov’t backs phonics with new funding
This received a mixed reception from educators as many insist the $10m allocation would be better spent elsewhere.
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Teacher's Desk
Gonski’s vision of ‘personalised learning’ will stifle creativity and lead to a generation of automatons
The recently developed and implemented Australian Curriculum should be rewritten so every learning area and general capability is written up…
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Teacher's Desk
Adam Voigt: Let’s play chess, not poker
It wasn’t uncommon for my staff to attempt to fit another day's work during the evening. And I was guilty…
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Industry voices
The aquanaut who turned to teaching to engage students
“I took two students over to Taiwan in November and they presented their design- thinking project to an audience of…
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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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Property
More to building a school than bricks and mortar
When Stephanie McConnell welcomed the first students to Lindfield Learning Village in January this year, the number of students starting…
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