This story appeared in the August 2013 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.
While personalised support is widely recognised as the most effective way to address maths anxiety, many teachers struggle to deliver this level of support at scale within busy classrooms.
How Aboriginal Cultural Immersions Strengthen Today’s Youth
Young Australians are continuing to vape in alarming numbers, despite being aware of the severe health risks involved, while a worrying cloud has formed around nicotine use among Australian teens, marked by high dependence and low parental awareness.
The tragic deaths of Maiwenna ‘Mai’ Goasdoue, 49, and Jarrod Clune, 50, along with their two teenage sons, Leon, 16, and Otis, 14, in their Mosman Park home have prompted strong emotions from many in the community.
Underprepared graduate teachers are placing a huge burden on Victorian schools who are working hard to implement Multi-Tiered-Systems-Of-Support (MTSS) for evidence-based reading instruction, a glaring new study has found.
You could be forgiven for looking at some contemporary classrooms and interpreting what you see as a step back in time.
As another school year begins, parents, carers and schools are being urged to put simple, proactive supports in place to help autistic students have a smoother start and settle into new environments more quickly.
Teaching about consent and respectful relationships is vital to building a future where every student feels safe, valued and respected, Independent Schools NSW chief executive Margery Evans said today.
As more than 164,000 Queensland Catholic school students begin Term 1 this week, teachers and school support staff in the sector are calling on their employers to take immediate action on wages, workloads and other critical issues..
For the first time in two-and-a-half years, school kits with learning materials within have been successfully delivered to children in Gaza after they were previously blocked by Israeli authorities, children’s agency UNICEF says.
