Australian teacher in Global Teacher Prize shortlist
An Australian Maths teacher has been included in the top 50 shortlist for the Varkey Foundation’s US $1 million Global Teacher Prize 2020 in partnership with UNESCO.
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New FutureSchools dates announced
After the decision was made to postpone the National FutureSchools Festival amid the current Covid-19 pandemic, organisers have announced the event will soon return “even bigger and better”.
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Video: Why STEM is important for girls and boys
Giewee Hammond, Lead Data Scientist for Aramco Services, discusses the importance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) education and why we shouldn’t just be trying to increase STEM education only for girls, but for boys too.
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My School website overhaul: Progress before comparison
The new My School website has now been launched, with a renewed focus on how schools are performing in terms of student progress, as opposed to school versus school comparisons.
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ACARA: NAPLAN and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
David de Carvalho, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), breaks down NAPLAN data, with a particular focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
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School design: The bigger picture
According to architect Sam Crawford, when it comes to school design, schools should think of their campuses as miniature cities and adopt the same level of detailed planning that goes into the design of our great urban spaces.
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