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It will take time, but a education system governed by Regional Schools Commissioners might not be more reliable.
The Grattan Institute’s new report, Widening Gaps, invites us to think differently about how to measure student progress and tackle entrenched inequalities in achievement.
Unpacked: academy ramp-up, new teacher qualifications and school funding formula.
After a three-week debacle, the findings of the review into the Safe Schools Coalition program are out. Here’s what academic experts make of the review.
Five ways children will lose out by forcing all schools to become academies.
Schools need to change the way they work to support the emotional well-being of our children.
Differentiation is not about about creating different lessons for every student. It’s about teachers providing a range of options for students to demonstrate their learning.
The ‘cult of celebrity’ is not as damaging to children as it may seem – but they do select their heroes and heroines from a fairly narrow world.
Lack of confidence, negative attitudes and low student participation rates are just a few of the challenges maths and science teachers face.
A sports ethics expert considers the concern over tackling in school rugby.
About 80% of students experience some kind of gender-based bullying in their primary and high school years. But research shows that teachers often fail to intervene or are not equipped to deal with it.
Simply by voting in a church, you’re more likely to support a conservative cause or candidate.
Helping your teenager with their homework can make them feel incompetent and can hinder their own skills development.
Even poor, badly resourced schools can perform well when teachers, the education department, parents and a school’s broader community work together.
The start of a new school year is the time when shy teenagers are least likely to be excluded from new friendship groups.
A headteacher asked parents not to do the school run in pyjamas – but it says more about those in power than parental morals.
Funding is one of the few areas Labor has left to distinguish itself from the Coalition when it comes to school policy at the national level.
Basic foods can fulfil a child’s nutritional needs at school and keep them energetic and alert.
Parents need to be pushier and demand private school places for their children.
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