Some teachers are often dismissive in their handling of sexual abuse, labelling it as ‘a bit of fun’ or repeating the old adage ‘it’s because he likes you’.
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A body of evidence has debunked the concept of ‘learning styles’, but some teachers still cling to it.
Australia needs a new approach to solve the rural staffing churn. The solution might be found in better preparing those who teach the teachers.
Schools need to adapt and evolve in changing circumstances and conditions as their students’ demographic composition shifts.
Teacher education is set to become increasingly part-time, female-dominated, with more teachers working outside their area of expertise.
We have an oversupply of teachers, a lack of specialist teachers and an undervalued profession.
Listen up new teachers, here’s what you need to know before you hit the classroom.
Many South African teachers don’t accept the theory of evolution. They feel deeply conflicted when they have to teach it to their pupils as part of the life sciences curriculum.
Students with disability are experiencing a range of harms in schools, and teachers are struggling to support students with increasingly complex needs.
The sacking of Turkish education staff speaks to a broader agenda of control through removing educated dissident voices.
Thanks to life-skills training, girls who previously believed it improbable that they would go on to secondary school are now allowing themselves to dream about possibilities.
20% of surveyed early education educators said they want to leave their job due to low pay, volume of paperwork and feeling undervalued.
School leavers, listen up – it’s okay not to know what you want to do in life.
Maxine McKew speaks with education expert John Hattie about the kind of debates we really should be having around education.
Schools need to avoid practices that exclude badly behaved students and instead offer more ongoing, personalised support.
More pupils in Ghana, Malawi and South Africa are taking smartphones to school. These can be useful learning tools – or terrible distractions.
With the current demands from industry for STEM graduates, how many are going to give up high paying jobs in industry for the short term sugar-hit of $15,000 and the stress of the classroom?
Good tests may build in failure, but that doesn’t mean they’re an efficient way of measuring a child’s ability.
Kindergarteners are under tremendous pressure – doing as many as 15 academic activities in a day, with a shorter recess time. What is the long-term impact?
Spending time with scientists and engineers and going to laboratories increases students’ interest in STEM subjects.
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, School of Education, University of Nottingham
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Associate Professor in Education, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
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Professor, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Inclusive Education, PVC Dean Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
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Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Derby
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Director, Nottingham Institute of Education, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor in Public Health Data Science, Swansea University
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Laureate Professor of Education, Director Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Social Impact, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of science education, Deakin University
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Professor of Education, University of Sydney
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Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership & Management, Department of Education & Professional Studies, King's College London
