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Teachers in South Africa need far more high quality professional development, policy direction and support to take social cohesion from concept to classroom
Advice from five education academics on what the new secretary of state should prioritise.
Research shows that teachers either overlook bullying behaviors or even endorse them.
We need a major revamp of teacher education from the inside out that changes the model to provide all children with the education that is right for them.
Unpacked: academy ramp-up, new teacher qualifications and school funding formula.
Australian teachers have around half as many professional development days as teachers in other countries have.
Lack of confidence, negative attitudes and low student participation rates are just a few of the challenges maths and science teachers face.
Low pay and status are the main factors turning potentially good teachers away from teaching. We need to work on making teaching an attractive profession.
Art education is an important vehicle for all sorts of learning and knowledge acquisition. Teachers must be taught not to view it as a "second class" subject.
A change in enrolment patterns demands a more comprehensive approach to selection to teacher education programs that goes beyond establishing minimum ATAR cutoff points.
The only way to retain good teachers is to change the way schools operate at a systemic level.
Of the 15,000 newly graduated teachers, less than half will find permanent employment in Australia. Now's the time to decide if you stay on to do casual teaching or work abroad.
2013 was the year of Gonski; 2014 the year of higher education reform; 2015 has been the year of … hmmm … wait, what actually happened this year? Just a lot of chat really, with much debate, but little…
There is little evidence to suggest that testing teaching students on their literacy and numeracy will have any impact on the quality of teaching and learning in Australian classrooms.
The narrow focus on grades and random employment statistics reflects a very simplistic view of our complex education system.
There are a number of ways to improve the experience that student teachers have while completing their compulsory practical period in a school.
Training teachers to make science lessons more practical, creative and challenging benefits their students.
South African teachers say it's a struggle to apply their training about "inclusive education" in crowded, stressful classroom situations.
The next government will inherit an education system that is creaking under the strain of largely inept political meddling.
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