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NAPLAN results: moving beyond our obsession with numbers
Various forms of testing that reduce students’ knowledge, capacities and skills to a single number cannot of themselves help inform improvement.
Supporting students with autism in the classroom: what teachers need to know
Teachers' lack of confidence in supporting students with autism calls for a better understanding of the disorder and how it may affect learning.
How to turn professionals into people who serve the public good
University graduates have the power to enable dignified lives for others in a society. What skills and qualities do they need for this to happen?
Australian teachers get fewer training days than in other countries and turn to online courses for support
Australian teachers have around half as many professional development days as teachers in other countries have.
South Africa’s doors of learning are open – but not yet to all
South African teachers say it's a struggle to apply their training about "inclusive education" in crowded, stressful classroom situations.
Why teachers should be sceptical of a new College of Teaching
Barely one month after the current government was elected in 2010, the secretary of state for education Michael Gove announced the abolition of the General Teaching Council for England. Now, only a few…
A new regulator and new players - pressure mounts on financial planners
The Australian Bankers’ Association and Financial Services Council announced this week plans to establish an industry-led regulatory body for financial planners. However, whether such a body will be effective…
Teachers need quality time set aside to keep learning
Teachers in England have good access to free courses aimed at improving the quality of their lessons, but many are opting for shorter workshops, rather than the long-term qualifications more common in…
Is teaching still a profession?
We assume that digital technology can improve education and that the challenge is how to bring innovative technology and educational professionals together. But the evidence shows that despite massive…
More education and lower workload for nurses sees patients’ lives saved
Hospitals where nurses are qualified to bachelor’s degree level and have lower patient-to-nurse ratios have lower mortality…
Developing countries and the MOOC learning revolution
Universities are being shaken up by a new mode of learning. The world’s elite institutions are opening up courses so thousands of people can learn for free via their laptops, mobiles or tablets. And these…
Professions step up to make the Big Society a reality
Whether it’s keeping us safe, teaching us to add up, looking after children at risk or helping delinquents mend their ways - police officers, school teachers, social workers and probation officers affect…
Teaching standards to fix a ‘crisis’ that doesn’t exist
The past week has been a tumultuous time for university education faculties. First the NSW government announced minimum entry requirements for teaching degrees, and then the federal government trumped…
No Apple for teachers shows the value of sharing new ideas
Apparently, teachers and principals have no need to hear about research on international education policy and are too sensitive to deal with “controversial” ideas. Last week, the University of Melbourne’s…
A teachers’ show and tell: professional learning unplugged
It’s been a long time since I have been in a pub at 10.30am but that’s where you would have found me last Saturday at the Great Northern Hotel in Chatswood, Sydney. I wasn’t there to get on the punt or…
Doctors returning to work struggle with feelings of shame
A culture of invincibility in the medical profession is in need of change, according to recent research among general practitioners…
Building a profession: teacher performance reviews not just about ‘bad teachers’
Finally, perhaps the time has come. The Australian Charter for the Professional Learning of Teachers and School Leaders and the Australian Teacher Performance and Development Framework, both signed off…
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Dean of Education, University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Education, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Accounting, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Education, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Education Policy and Politics, UNSW
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Lecturer in Nursing, University of Birmingham
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Chair of Health Services Research, University of Southampton
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Director, Violence and Society Research Group and Professor of Surgery, Cardiff University
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Director of the Caledonian Academy, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Research Fellow, Melbourne Graduate School of Education; Lecturer, School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Education (Futures), The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership & Management, Department of Education & Professional Studies, King's College London
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Director of Research and Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, School of Education, University of Nottingham
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