This story appeared in the February 2014 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.
All Australian schools should rigorously teach the skill of debating to counter the nation’s longstanding decline in language competency and ensure students have the intellectual fortitude to uphold our free and civil society in the future, a new ...
Often harbouring romantic notions about what teaching entails, those who enter the profession later on in their careers are in for something of a rude shock when the reality of working in a school hits – but is it enough to turn them away?
As Christmas approaches, for some educators the long break is a time for some precious revitalising and much-needed mental and physical rest, punctuated by obligatory family gatherings and trips, for others it’s an opportunity to dive into stuff t...
Victorian Year 12 students' results will still be released on time despite a mass publishing error impacting an additional nine exams.
Building larger schools could save taxpayers up to $1.5 billion as Victoria is projected to need almost 1000 new kindergartens and government schools in the next decade to keep up with demand.
Being locked up as a 13-year-old for skipping school negatively altered the trajectory of her life, Debbie Kilroy believes.
Young New Zealanders are calling out for a more thorough and consistent approach to relationships and sexuality education (RSE), new research from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found.
A few years ago Kelly McJannett was working for not-for-profit One Laptop Per Child, travelling to remote and disadvantaged Indigenous communities, ensuring kids in need were at least equipped with the means to access a digitally-enhanced education.
Often harbouring romantic notions about what teaching entails, those who enter the profession later on in their careers are in for something of a rude shock when the reality of working in a school hits – but is it enough to turn them away?
A senior school employee and his associate have been arrested over an alleged $1.4 million building maintenance fraud scheme against a state education department.
