We must ensure all children re...

Oct 20, 2020 by

We must ensure all children return to school after lockdown

For a country as wealthy as ours, the prospect that some disadvantaged children may never go back to school is unacceptable. By Anton...

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Coronavirus Victoria: Families...

Sep 25, 2020 by

Coronavirus Victoria: Families in limbo over suspension of school entry exams

Thousands of high-achieving year 8 students still have no idea whether they will be accepted into Victoria’s select-entry...

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COVID-19 restrictions for NSW ...

Aug 18, 2020 by

COVID-19 restrictions for NSW schools to be tightened for term three

By Natassia Chrysanthos – Students must stay within their year groups and inter-school activities will be confined to local...

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Words fail me: phonics test ju...

Aug 9, 2020 by

Words fail me: phonics test just the latest assault on children’s minds

By Susan Williams – Let’s reinvent the wheel, shall we? Let’s ignore research and well-tested outcomes. Because...

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Feeling a little bit ‘me...

Jul 19, 2020 by

Feeling a little bit ‘meh’ about remote learning 2.0? You’re not alone

As hundreds of thousands of children and their parents reboot their screens for the return to remote learning on Monday, each...

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Some of our brightest still sl...

Jun 29, 2020 by

Some of our brightest still slipping under the radar

As students officially returned to school following the COVID lockdown, many gifted children found themselves returning to a mundane...

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Dance, netball and gender bias...

Jun 27, 2020 by

Dance, netball and gender bias training; how a boys’ school prepares for girls

The newly co-ed Marist Catholic College in North Sydney is putting staff and boys through gender bias training, so it doesn’t...

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Primary school hit by virus ou...

Jun 1, 2020 by

Primary school hit by virus outbreak goes back to remote learning

Two schools in Melbourne’s north-west remained closed for deep cleaning on Monday after students tested positive to COVID-19 last...

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Queensland classrooms could be...

May 14, 2020 by

Queensland classrooms could be back in full swing on May 25

By Jocelyn Garcia – Teachers will be ready to welcome Year 2 to 10 students to class on May 25 if it’s safe to do so,...

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Coronavirus Qld: Government to...

Apr 12, 2020 by

Coronavirus Qld: Government to use TV to keep children learning during COVID-19 pandemic

The Queensland government will announce plans by Tuesday to use television – initially the ABC – to get school classes to...

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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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