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While it is likely many teachers, parents and students will have never heard of the agreement, it is a crucial policy.
You might have seen teachers on TikTok dancing to the latest viral song with their students. Or dressing up to show how many different jobs they do in a given day.
The ‘back to basics’ debate over curriculum policy obscures what teachers say they really need: clear guidelines and benchmarks of progress.
Instead of trying to change individual’s behaviour, a new study puts the focus on how teachers can create an “anti-bullying climate” in their classes.
Teachers are often seen as front-line mental health providers by default. Is this reasonable?
Neglected tropical diseases of the skin are stigmatised, and may affect an individual’s quality of life
In 2008 the groundbreaking education book ‘Visible Learning’ was released. A sequel published this month finds teaching is still the most important factor when it comes to student learning
Polarization among the public and politicians threatens to undermine educational progress made over the past few decades.
An expert panel has just released a discussion paper on reform in initial teacher education, ahead of a final report in June 2023.
An annual survey of Australian school leaders has discovered a worrying shift in threats to their health and wellbeing.
Maths anxiety is the feeling of tension and worry that interferes with a person’s ability to solve mathematical problems. It can be seen in children as young as five.
Research shows one way teachers could take more control over their wellbeing at work is by ‘job crafting’. This involves making changes to your job to make it more meaningful.
‘Eco-champion’ teachers face barriers in implementing climate change education. Communities and school boards can find inspiration to support them from boards with bolder climate commitments.
Analysing two major studies, researchers found it did not matter if teachers had less than one year of experience or had spent 25 years in the classroom – they delivered the same quality of teaching.
An expert on adolescent sexuality weighs in on how technology has changed the amount and type of pornography that teens can consume – and what that means when it happens at school.
Today Australia’s education ministers are meeting and school attendance is high on the agenda. Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has repeatedly flagged this as one of his key concerns.
My School is updated each year with information about every school in Australia to help parents understand “the performance of schools over time”.
When schools ask student-athletes about their menstrual cycles, they may be infringing on anti-discrimination and privacy laws.
Parents can be worried when they hear their child is in a composite class. Research says the teacher and school community are more important than how a class is composed.
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