These are not so much definitions as placeholders. Yet they are the documents principals are expected to rely on when deciding whether to close their school, send children home, or shelter students on site as conditions deteriorate.
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Pupil Outcomes Are One of the Worst in Australia. Can the Multi-School, Top Down Approach Work?
Taking inspiration from England, Tasmania’s Department for Education, Children and Young People reports the model is internationally proven despite there being no proof that the English approach is any more effective.
Taking inspiration from England, Tasmania’s Department for Education, Children and Young People reports the model is internationally proven despite there being no proof that the English approach is any more effective.
The Right to Belong, the Right to Flourish
Recent debates about the “science of reading” tend to reduce literacy to a technical problem: how efficiently can children be taught to decode print? In this framing, the measure of success is narrow and immediate—test scores, benchmarks, compliance with approved methods. What is less visible are the wider rights, identities and forms of participation that literacy education is meant to support.
Recent debates about the “science of reading” tend to reduce literacy to a technical problem: how efficiently can children be taught to decode print? In this framing, the measure of success is narrow and immediate—test scores, benchmarks, compliance with approved methods. What is less visible are the wider rights, identities and forms of participation that literacy education is meant to support.
We Need Arts Education – Not Just Creative Industries
Australia’s next cultural policy is being developed right now. The consultation is open.
Australia’s next cultural policy is being developed right now. The consultation is open.
Two Trees: Now So Different, so Very Human. Here’s Why
What it produces is disembodied, not grounded.
What it produces is disembodied, not grounded.
Taking Civics Education to the People on Instagram
Educators operating on social media are performing a new type of public educational labour – civics education.
Educators operating on social media are performing a new type of public educational labour – civics education.
Will Politicians Tell Us What They Really Think About Arts Degrees?
The Job-ready Graduates (JRG) scheme is up for debate in federal parliament this year.
The Job-ready Graduates (JRG) scheme is up for debate in federal parliament this year.
Inclusion Isn’t Failing but Our Systems Are. Here’s What We Must Do Now
A common misconception is that inclusive education exists primarily to support a small group of students, particularly those with disability.
A common misconception is that inclusive education exists primarily to support a small group of students, particularly those with disability.
Do We Still Need Expertise Now We Have AI? We Can Find Out Together
My child is small enough that her feet don’t touch the floor when she sits, but she already knows what a screen is for.
My child is small enough that her feet don’t touch the floor when she sits, but she already knows what a screen is for.
Teacher Workload’s a Problem. What Is the Solution?
In our new research recently published in The Australian Educational Researcher, we were interested to understand teachers’ views on how to manage workload and what teachers articulated as most necessary to manage their workload.
In our new research recently published in The Australian Educational Researcher, we were interested to understand teachers’ views on how to manage workload and what teachers articulated as most necessary to manage their workload.
In a Public School Classroom, Talent Won’t Grow by Accident – Teachers Need More
What she needs is not praise but structured extension, disciplined challenge and a teacher trained to move her beyond competence into complexity.
What she needs is not praise but structured extension, disciplined challenge and a teacher trained to move her beyond competence into complexity.
Racism: Those of Us with Institutional Power Must Now Respond with Honesty Not Defensiveness
The Australian Human Rights Commission’s landmark study surveyed over 76,000 university students and staff, the most extensive investigation of racism in Australian universities to date.
The Australian Human Rights Commission’s landmark study surveyed over 76,000 university students and staff, the most extensive investigation of racism in Australian universities to date.
About One in Four Teachers Is a Man. That’s Not Enough
What we know is this. Men remain significantly under-represented in teaching, making up around 28% of the workforce.
What we know is this. Men remain significantly under-represented in teaching, making up around 28% of the workforce.
Demoralised: I Left Teaching Because I Love It
I’m one of the thousands of experienced educators, who according to AITSL either leave the profession completely or pivot to short contracts and casual relief teaching.
I’m one of the thousands of experienced educators, who according to AITSL either leave the profession completely or pivot to short contracts and casual relief teaching.
Teachers: Making Good Noise. Making Even Better Knowledge
Our literature review revealed that advances in digital networking technologies have allowed activist teachers to connect and share transformative educational practices in new ways.
Our literature review revealed that advances in digital networking technologies have allowed activist teachers to connect and share transformative educational practices in new ways.
How to Keep Home Languages Learning
A priority for many migrant parents is for their children to learn English.
A priority for many migrant parents is for their children to learn English.