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How gamification is changing the face of learning

Gamification is making the learning experience more fun and engaging for students, says Instructure’s Melissa Loble.

The cutting-edge 'DNA' of a top school

It began as a task to improve in-school communication, but what emerged has taken on a life of its own.

Software giants about to revolutionise curriculum delivery

Two software giants have teamed up to revolutionise the way schools assess and deliver their curriculum.

Inadequate system failing students with disabilities

The education system is not adequately meeting the needs of students with a disability, says Stephanie Gotlib, Children with Disability Australia (CDA) executive officer.

Getting kids to love books...by publishing their own

Schoolyard Stories aims to improve literacy outcomes through giving young students the opportunity to write and publish their own books.

Teachers lack bullying education, says expert

Teachers lack education on the issue of bullying, hindering its prevention, says one of the world’s most prominent experts on the subject.

School faces legal action for trying to discipline misbehaving students

A school is facing legal action after trying to send home two students who deliberately breached airport security during a school trip.

Principals expand horizons with revolutionary program

The rapid growth of a global peer-shadowing program is taking principals’ professional networking opportunities to a new level.

“We've had enough”: Independent schools poised to strike

The union representing independent schools has announced it will strike on 28 April unless its ongoing dispute with the Catholic Commission for Employment Relations (CCER) is resolved by the weekend.

Homework debate requires a reality check

If homework is a bridge between school and home, it must be lighter, narrower and more flexible, says NSW Parents Council (NSWPC) CEO, Noel Hadjmichael.