Win for WA teachers: ‘Significant’ deal for public education under …
Jul 10, 2024 · Following negotiations with the State School Teachers’ Union of Western Australia (SSTUWA) and Principals’ Federation of Western Australia (PFWA), teachers and school leaders will receive a 12 per cent pay rise over three years and improvements to a range of conditions associated with leave, allowances and professional learning.
Shortsightedness in children and teens has tripled since the ’90s: …
Sep 25, 2024 · Key factors influencing the prevalence of myopia appear to be whether you are female, East Asian, have an urban area residence, and your educational level, the findings published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology indicate.. Short (or near)-sightedness (myopia), which describes difficulty seeing objects at a distance, typically starts in early childhood and tends to worsen with age.
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The latest news for the education industry. Leadership / Intruder alert: can school leaders lawfully ‘spy’ on teachers via social media? School leadership staff are reportedly sending teachers ‘friend’ requests on social media in a bid to spy on their online activities and capture screenshots to squirrel back up the ranks.
Poor language skills amongst men at the root of our domestic …
Nov 6, 2024 · And yet, the school leader tells EducationHQ, too often the role of language is sidelined in discussions about the problem plaguing our society. “One of the things that’s happening in society more and more in recent decades, seems to be more sloganising and more shouting, and less thinking and less attempts to understand causes, and to really come to grips with the forces that are ...
‘There are no rules’: John Marsden’s message to English teachers
Nov 8, 2024 · Far beyond a niche hobby or idle facination, Marsden says that act of carefully observing birds around campus is a powerful means of teaching students to develop their own authentic writing voice – one that is brave enough to stray from formal language rules that can so often crush youngsters’ confidence in pursuing lively prose.
Govt announces external review following sample exam papers …
Nov 14, 2024 · School news / VCAA boss resigns after blunder impacts half of Year 12 exams School news / Expert review into multiple VCE exam errors finds more mistakes Policy / Govt announces huge education reform plan
‘We’ve got a real problem with equity’: 2024 NAPLAN results …
Aug 14, 2024 · One in three Australian students are still failing to meet proficiency benchmarks in literacy and numeracy, this year’s NAPLAN results show, with one expert warning the stark inequity across the system has once again been laid bare.
‘There are no controls’: schools initiative to tackle Andrew Tate ...
Oct 22, 2024 · Deakin University’s Associate Professor Debbie Ollis, who developed the resources alongside Professor Helen Cahill and in consultation with teachers, students and parents, said the views and attitudes espoused by Tate and other vocal ‘manfluencers’ have been shown to be a ‘clear driver’ of gender-based violence. “[These attitudes] lead to behaviour that is denigrating, and ...
‘Harmful and embarrassing’: The way HPE is taught needs to …
Aug 9, 2024 · For those children who are forced to display their physical vulnerabilities in front of their peers and teachers early on, the result is often disengagement and notes from home excusing their participation come high school, Dr John Williams flags.
Tailored Learning: $48m investment to support vulnerable and …
Oct 15, 2024 · The funding will support secondary students from Years 8 up to the age of 21 who have disengaged from school due to significant personal barriers including mental health concerns, unstable accommodation, family difficulties, addiction, pregnancy and parenting.