Rural schools don’t always have the latest tech.
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The Government changed the curriculum in 2014 so that all school children would be taught coding, but two years on this is far from reality.
I know!
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We warned the government about baseline tests. It should have listened.
Tanzanian children are kept out of school for a number of reasons.
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Child labour in Tanzania is driven largely by poverty. More must be done to keep children in school so their skills aren’t lost to the economy in the long run.
A policy that doesn’t add up.
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Tell a child they’re a ‘moped’ rather than a ‘Ferrari’ and they’ll understand exactly what it means.
Half of lifetime mental illness starts by the age of 14, so emotional well-being is important to have in schools.
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Schools need to change the way they work to support the emotional well-being of our children.
Some students struggle with reading and need to be taught in different ways.
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Around a fifth of children aged five to 16 will experience reading difficulties. Schools need clear guidelines on how to choose the best literacy programs for their students.
The majority of children in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania are attending school – but the evidence suggests they’re not all learning.
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More and more children are attending primary school in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. But there are worryingly large gaps in their learning.
Disadvantaged children find schools increasingly irrelevant to their lives.
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Australian education fails one in four young people. It is time we started exploring why school is not working for increasing numbers of disadvantaged children.
Could seven-year-olds be sitting SATs again?
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A decade after they were phased out, the government could reintroduce national tests for seven-year-olds.
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Changes to the admissions code will not solve the inherent unsuitability of expectations on children in the early years.
Bad education.
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New research shows that children who develop bad behaviour towards the end of primary school, fall behind the most.
Easier than it looks?
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Unless young children are totally immersed in a foreign language, they actually learn it better when they’re a bit older.
How would Descartes approach this?
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Can you and should you stop free thought? Not in primary school.
Keeping them interested.
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Training teachers to make science lessons more practical, creative and challenging benefits their students.
Teachers have different expectations for different children.
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New research has raised concerns that teachers are biased against certain pupils based on their gender, ethnic group or family income.
We need to start teaching maths and science as early as possible to get the most benefit.
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Compulsory maths and science in years 11 and 12 will have a lasting benefit, but we need to boost the skills of teachers and start teaching science even earlier.
Programs like Hour of Code introduce computer programming to students in an engaging manner.
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If we want students to be well prepared for the 21st century, then we should be teaching coding in school.
Where next?
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Schools are complying with the letter of the law when it comes to admissions. But is the system working?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
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Careers advice for primary school children helps bust stereotypes and boost aspirations.
What makes a ‘clever classroom’?
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Natural light, temperature and good air quality all help create a ‘clever classroom’.