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Children’s scribbles can tell us a lot about how they will progress in school.
Teacher education is set to become increasingly part-time, female-dominated, with more teachers working outside their area of expertise.
Listen up new teachers, here’s what you need to know before you hit the classroom.
Changing home causes more than just social upheavel for youngsters.
Apps, games and technologies like Pokémon Go should be approached with an open mind as they offer many potential avenues to employ an engaging, student-centred approach to education.
Reading is increasingly being reduced to a numbers game in schools.
Some students struggle because of biological constraints on learning. This can be overcome to an encouraging degree, but only with special and adequate resources.
Drawing can help us to think creatively and develop hand-eye coordination. But an insecurity around ‘not being able to draw’ is preventing many high-school students from using this skill.
Schools need to avoid practices that exclude badly behaved students and instead offer more ongoing, personalised support.
Because exam season can be tough on parents, too.
Writer and social commentator Jane Caro told Q&A that Australia has one of the most unequal education systems in the OECD. Is that right?
Non-verbal learning disability is a complex neurological learning disability that becomes more obvious with age. Here are the signs to look out for.
There is a lot of misinformation about how Australia prepares teachers to teach reading and writing in schools. So here’s how it really works.
One in six children in Australia report going to bed hungry – these children are more likely to have mental health problems and be bullied regularly.
Tracing over maths problems can enhance students’ learning of more advanced mathematical content and multi-step problems.
Children with disabilities are frequently discriminated against in Australian schools, with parents asked to send their child to another school or fork out extra money.
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.
Research shows that reading stories with a maths focus can boost grades and also help parents become less anxious about discussing maths.
Right now, teachers across Australia are busy writing up end-of-year report cards for nearly 4 million school students. But what should you do if your child brings home a report you’re not happy with?
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney
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Sue Roffey is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, UCL
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Professor of Development Economics, Monash University
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Professor of Education, Sheffield Hallam University
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Professor, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University
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Professor, Medical Research Future Fund Emerging Leader, University of South Australia
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Professor in Psychology, University of Essex
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Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University
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Lecturer in EFL (English as a Foreign Language), University of Central Lancashire
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Professor of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Science Education, Sussex School of Education and Social Work, University of Sussex
