Many Australian parents will using this year’s NAPLAN results as a yardstick to determine the impact COVID-19 has had on their child’s learning progress, according to research undertaken by Cluey Learning.
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Kicking education goals for Indigenous kids
While we all know the importance of physical activity for children’s health and wellbeing, making sure your kids actually get out and about can be a challenge, especially when we’re also juggling work, school, and let’s face it, general life. But of course, the importance of exercise cannot be understated, and as parents we’re always on the look out for ways to encourage physical activity.
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Are we taking our democracy for granted?
David De Carvalho, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Curriculum, sheds lights on the importance of students understanding Australia’s democracy.
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The important role of supervising teachers to improve Indigenous educational outcomes
Dr Tracy Woodroffe explains the power of equipping pre-service teachers with sufficient experience in Indigenous context.
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Success through teamwork
Grenville Green, principal of Haileybury junior school in Keysborough, speaks to Education Matters about how COVID-19 brought unprecedented levels of change, learning and innovation for its teachers and students, enhancing the school’s sense of collaboration.
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Sport may fast-track numeracy skills for Indigenous children
Greater sports participation among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is linked with better academic performance, according to new research from the University of South Australia.
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Research calls for 2021 school shake-up
Australia’s education system is being encouraged to take a new approach to the design of teaching roles and school organisational structure to achieve improved educational outcomes.
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Synthetic Phonics with Phonemic Awareness explained – in the context of a complete Literacy Program
Teacher education in the spotlight from Sound Waves and Sound Stories author, Barbara Murray
Synthetic phonics is based on well-developed phonemic awareness of all 43 sounds we use in our spoken English. A working knowledge of phonemic awareness MUST be achieved before synthetic phonics can be successfully introduced.
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Success for every young person: reaching beyond the rhetoric
By Tony Cook PSM
As Director-General of Queensland’s Department of Education, it’s my privilege to lead a schooling system which aims to support young Queenslanders to progress through school
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A path for every student
Donella Beare, Principal of St Stephen’s School in Perth, speaks to Education Matters about how a personalised approach to teaching and learning is helping students find their niche and setting them
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Shift to remote and home learning poses inequalities
Many students across Australia are shifting to learning from home to help slow the spread of COVID-19. While there are strong health arguments for this transition, it has serious implications for fairness and equal opportunity, experts warn.
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Education Minister: Record funding and reforms
Minister for Education, the Hon. Dan Tehan MP, speaks about the Australian Government’s commitment to choice and equity in education, along with record funding and reforms.
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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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ACPPA: Let teachers teach and principals lead
Saint Stephen’s College: Encouraging a global perspective
At Saint Stephen’s College on the Gold Coast, there is a strong emphasis on developing the soft skills as well as the hard skills, to prepare students for the future world and encourage a global perspective. Education Matters speaks with Headmaster Jamie Dorrington.
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Video: Literacy struggles in today’s digital world
This recent report by Four Corners investigates the current state of literacy skills among Australia’s young people, discussing NAPLAN results, international research and how reading and writing levels among many Australian students is a cause for concern.
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Minister Tehan: Choice and equity in education
Minister for Education, the Hon. Dan Tehan MP, speaks about the Australian Government’s commitment to choice and equity in education.
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Gonski survey: ATAR is unfair and creates too much stress
UNSW Sydney’s Gonski Institute for Education has released its findings from a national survey about the ATAR, with 80 per cent of participants saying university requirements should also consider student ability and talents outside of end-of-school exam results.
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Mannum Community College: Encouraging student success
Kylie Eggers, Principal of Mannum Community College in regional South Australia speaks with Education Matters about the importance of catering to the diverse needs of every student.
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Phonemic awareness: Key to learning to read and write
Phonics authority and co-author of Sound Waves, Barbara Murray, explains why teachers need to develop in their students an awareness of the 43 sounds (phonemes) used in Australian spoken English.
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