Jasmine is part of an under-re...

Feb 23, 2020 by

Jasmine is part of an under-recognised group. Now her university is tackling the stigma

While American university students proudly wear ‘first in family’ badges, those in Australia suffer higher drop-out...

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Can the declining Scouting mov...

Feb 1, 2020 by

Can the declining Scouting movement – hit by sexual abuse cases – regain its former vigour?

A former Leaping Wolf revisits his Cubs pack to see how the Scouting movement is faring in the face of multiple challenges. Once a...

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‘Sense of urgency’...

Jan 13, 2020 by

‘Sense of urgency’: One school’s bold plan to get teenagers reading

Elizabeth Stone’s high school students love books. But when the Queenwood principal asks them to name those books, they often...

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‘I feel like I deserved ...

Jan 6, 2020 by

‘I feel like I deserved it’: Sydney students achieve perfect IB score

Hard work is in Christyon Hayek’s DNA. And it has paid off for the Trinity Grammar student. Hard work runs in Christyon...

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Want your kids to do better at...

Jan 2, 2020 by

Want your kids to do better at school? Then get involved

By Lauren Pilat – Students perform better and achieve greater outcomes when their parents and carers are involved with their...

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Maths needs curriculum changes...

Nov 26, 2019 by

Maths needs curriculum changes, teaching programs to lift results: study

By Pallavi Singhal – Improving maths teachers’ subject expertise and teaching skills is critical to halting a decline in...

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Kids of VCAL shrug off its ...

Nov 23, 2019 by

Kids of VCAL shrug off its ‘dead-end’ reputation and get down to work

Elaya Carbone’s education as a chef began early in life, helping her Maltese father and Polish mother in the kitchen. So by...

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ATAR: WA parents spend thousan...

Nov 1, 2019 by

ATAR: WA parents spend thousands of dollars in tutoring fees over exam anxiety

By Marta Pascual Juanola – Anxious West Australian parents are spending thousands of dollars in private tutoring fees each year...

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I wouldn’t want my child...

Oct 30, 2019 by

I wouldn’t want my child anywhere near the new ‘excellence’ program

Christopher Scanlon – Spend time with parents of school-age children and the conversation will sooner or later turn to gifted...

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Are high achievers the answer ...

Oct 21, 2019 by

Are high achievers the answer to teaching’s poor reputation?

By Paul O’Shannassy – I stopped teaching over a decade ago after 18 years at the coalface yet the comments still come. I...

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There’s an easy fix to i...

Oct 5, 2019 by

There’s an easy fix to improve teaching and lift student performance

By Julie Sonnemann – It’s tough being a teacher. Stop sniggering – I’m serious. For one thing, there’s the incessant swipes at...

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Jewish boys taunted in shockin...

Oct 3, 2019 by

Jewish boys taunted in shocking cases of anti-Semitic bullying at Melbourne schools

One student was forced to kneel down and kiss the shoes of a Muslim classmate, while a five-year-old boy was allegedly called a...

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High school students using soc...

Aug 18, 2019 by

High school students using social media to choose university degrees

By Pallavi Singhal – When Sean Torban was trying to narrow down which university he wanted to go to, he turned to groups and...

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The students with disabilities...

Aug 6, 2019 by

The students with disabilities excluded from our schools

For many families of children with disabilities, their first encounter with a Victorian state school is marked by...

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Competition fierce for places ...

Aug 5, 2019 by

Competition fierce for places at private Melbourne girls’ schools

Private girls’ schools say they are thriving despite intense competition for enrolments. Catholic girls’ school Presentation...

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‘Really disastrous’...

Jul 27, 2019 by

‘Really disastrous’: the fragility epidemic that could change Australia

Jonathan Haidt has a prediction. In the not-too-distant future, Aussie backpackers will no longer be found exploring far-flung...

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Arthur Phillip High: Inside Sy...

Jul 27, 2019 by

Arthur Phillip High: Inside Sydney’s new $255 million high school

Sydney has never seen a public school like it. When Arthur Phillip High’s $225 million high-rise campus opens in Parramatta in...

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Nearly 80 per cent of Australi...

Jul 22, 2019 by

Nearly 80 per cent of Australian children fall short on exercise

By Ross Morrison – For the past 30 years I have worked at the frontline of school sport, watching as its popularity has...

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‘I don’t know who ...

Jul 19, 2019 by

‘I don’t know who to vote for’: students trigger civics revamp

By Henrietta Cook – The teaching of civics and citizenship is set to be overhauled in Victoria, following a campaign by...

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Parents go to Grace on crusade...

Jul 6, 2019 by

Parents go to Grace on crusade to remove religious instruction

By Tony Moore – Parents crusading to ban religious instruction from Queensland schools during class hours have been granted an...

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