Schools are focusing on the wrong objective when it comes to using technology in their classrooms. They should focus just as much on how they teach.
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Schools are deliberately disregarding disability standards through rejecting school places, being reluctant to make teaching adjustments and having poor attitudes towards disability.
Mixed messages from the Coalition government around schools policy are not only confusing, but also raise deeper questions about whether they have a firm position on schooling at all.
More pupils in Ghana, Malawi and South Africa are taking smartphones to school. These can be useful learning tools – or terrible distractions.
Good results and issues of identity drive attendance of Jewish schools – it’s not all down to religious beliefs.
Sadly the finding that children, especially poorer children, suffer the most from air pollution isn’t particularly surprising.
With more parents opting for their child to start school later, it is now possible to have four and a half year olds learning alongside six year olds.
Both parties are proposing to spend more on education, yet there is no guarantee that either will lift outcomes substantially.
Our education system fails to amplify students’ creativity and interest in learning. To continue along the current path is increasingly unscientific, unjustifiable and plain dull.
More children are going to independent school in the UK, according to a new census.
Plans to turn all schools into academies by 2022 have caused a crisis within the party.
The government assumes that with the right education and training, a young person will be able to get work. But this is not the case, especially for young people who live in rural and regional areas.
The Private Finance Initiative was meant to be the solution to 21st century public buildings. Edinburgh’s school problems are far from unique, however.
All states have anti-bullying laws in place. Here’s why they don’t work.
The government’s plans could come with many hidden costs.
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.
There is no straightforward answer, but research shows there are some key things to consider when choosing a school which might help determine where to send your child.
For new teachers, as the end of first term nears, you may be feeling despair. But don’t leave - we need teachers like you. Here’s some advice on how to make the first year a little less turbulent.
Teachers admit falling down in digital competency, so if we are to improve students’ performance in this area, we first need to get teachers’ skills up to scratch.
An academic, and parent at a Manchester school that has chosen to become an academy, says surely there is a better way.
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Adjunct associate professor, Southern Cross University
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Associate Professor of Education Policy and the Future of Schooling, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University
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School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Professor, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Manager, Brisbane Catholic Education & Associate Professor of Education (Adjunct), Charles Sturt University
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Professor of Education and Public Policy, Durham University
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor Emeritus Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
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Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Derby
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Associate Professor in Education, UNSW Sydney
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Laureate Professor of Education, Director Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Economics, University of Bristol
