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Policymakers need to stop focusing on schools to solve the obesity crisis.
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Teachers have a legal duty to promote British values, but what exactly are they?
British values are being undermined, warns chief Ofsted inspector, Amanda Spielman.
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Amanda Spielman claims extremists are targeting schools to ‘pervert’ education and ‘undermine’ British values.
Funding dominated the schooling space in 2017, with both sides of politics debating whose funding package benefited which schools the most, and little attention paid to how the money is best spent.
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Funding debates dominated most education policy talks in 2017, but discussions look to be extending past the dollar value in 2018 with a number of high profile reports due for release.
Getting involved in after-school sports can be positive, but it comes with risks too.
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When after-school clubs aren’t properly monitored, they can become risky spaces.
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Should the teacher be a sage on the stage or a guide on the side? Neither, it seems.
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Studies suggests that roughly 35% of children experience bullying at some point.
Some children are born more resilient to change; others can need more support to manage.
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Children feel worried or nervous in a new situation if they think something bad might happen or if they feel they won’t be able to handle the situation.
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Schools have a duty to teach children morality, but which moral values should they teach?
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The royal commission’s work, and the testimony of survivors, has brought to light an issue that has been denied for far too long.
A place for dialogue, not suspicion.
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The government’s increasing focus on ‘extremism’ may be promoting rather than preventing violence.
Mental disorders affected one in seven students and were associated with being less connected and engaged at school, having lower attendance rates, and poorer academic outcomes than their peers.
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A national survey has shown Australian school students with a mental disorder can be almost three years behind in their studies by the time they sit their final NAPLAN test in year nine.
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A living curriculum is needed to properly teach children about sex and relationships.
NAPLAN results should also be considered in relation to other standardised assessments, which do not always tell the same story.
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The results are in, and student achievement on NAPLAN has plateaued in literacy and numeracy, with some areas of improvement.
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Democracy relies on political education.
The six-part drama revisits the funny, messy, mixed-up lives of the Hughes and Scott families as they struggle to do their best as parents.
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Negative experiences in mainstream schools have harmful long-term effects on pupils with autism spectrum conditions.
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When it comes to engaging young people in their school studies, inclusivity means a lot.
Children decide who can be a superhero.
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Children are often the ones who decide what’s ‘right’ and ‘wrong’.
Making sure all religions are accounted for in British schools.
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There needs to be an urgent debate on the education of Muslim pupils in British schools, but this seems impossible in the current climate.
More still needs to be done to improve trans pupils’ experiences.
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New guidance urging schools to stop making pupils conform to gender stereotypes is a step in the right direction.