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How to get school students into shape
A new report has found that Australian students are lagging behind when it comes to taking part in physical activities
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Play: the solution to the ‘student achievement crisis’
As education policymakers reflect on Australia’s PISA 2018 results, increasing academic demands on young children is not the solution, writes Living Faith Lutheran Primary School principal Jane Mueller
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Finding balance in the single-sex vs co-ed debate
Research comparing single-sex to co-ed performance wildly varies – and making matters more complex, parents don’t care much for it much either. So how should schools react?
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Victoria targets school leavers as potential future teachers
With Victoria expecting 115,000 additional student enrolments in the next five years, the state government is scrambling to secure more teachers
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PISA 2018: Why Estonia now tops the tables in Europe
The Educator speaks to Estonia’s Minister of Education Mailis Reps about her country’s secrets to success in the PISA 2018 results
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Experts respond to PISA 2018 results
Leading maths and science experts have spoken out after the latest global education rankings revealed Australia’s student outcomes are going backwards
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Crafting better education polices…backed by research
Deloitte’s latest report reveals that students who lag behind are heavily influenced by the quality of teaching
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Bullying, cyberbullying still on the rise – report
Despite various programs to deter bullying, Australian schools continue to fare worse in this area compared to other countries
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PM announces merger of education departments
The Department of Education will be merged with the Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business as part of an extraordinary overhaul of Australia’s public service sector
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2020 predictions for the education sector
Principals need to contend with much more than readying students for a technology-driven world, writes Iain Finlayson, managing director, Civica ANZ Libraries and Education