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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Government to investigate why ...

Jun 16, 2019 by

Government to investigate why country students are lagging behind

An expert panel has been appointed by the Andrews government to investigate why rural and regional students are lagging behind their...

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‘So sad’: intake s...

Jun 13, 2019 by

‘So sad’: intake slashed from 700 students to 65 for popular school

Hundreds of children will miss out on a spot at one of Sydney’s most in-demand new public schools after the school’s...

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‘Our children are being ...

Jun 3, 2019 by

‘Our children are being incarcerated’: why schools must preserve play

By Jordan Baker – Creativity in education advocate Sir Ken Robinson says children are being “incarcerated” indoors...

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Should CCTV be installed in cl...

Jun 1, 2019 by

Should CCTV be installed in classrooms?

By Jordan Baker – Late last month, a teacher accused of pinching, pushing and punching four students went all the way to a...

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NSW students to be excluded fr...

May 18, 2019 by

NSW students to be excluded from big events if they don’t give social media permission

By Pallavi Singhal – Students in NSW public schools have been told they can’t participate in major school events without...

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Freeze on international studen...

Apr 30, 2019 by

Freeze on international students at Victorian state schools

By Henrietta Cook – Victorian state schools have been ordered to stop enrolling international students as applications surge to...

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Cut Catholic and private schoo...

Apr 16, 2019 by

Cut Catholic and private school fund, raise teaching ATARs

Major changes to funding including the abolition of a $1.2 billion fund for Catholic and independent schools and introducing strong...

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