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Private schools showcase ‘awe-inspiring’ practice

More than 130 private school principals in Queensland recently showcased how education is being disrupted and transformed

Principals share key insights at leaders’ summit

Topics included the challenges associated with Australia’s shifting school and technology landscape, and how educators and students can navigate them heading into the future

Study reveals rapid increase in children’s screen time

National guidelines urge zero screen time for children under two, but research shows some kids spending nearly an hour a day in front of a screen before they turn one

‘Flexispaces’ hitting the mark with at-risk students

The Educator looks at a first-of-a-kind model allowing Australian schools to create a more flexible in-school learning environment

All aboard the Tinker Train

Award-winning teacher Eleni Kyritsis explains the nuts and bolts of program empowering students to be constructors rather than consumers of learning

Minister vows boost to civics education, but will it work?

As Victorian schools prepare to overhaul the teaching of civics and citizenship, some educators question the details of the plan

Opinion: Closing the gap between intent and action

Education consultant Alison Venter explains why schools shouldn’t fear hiring someone with a disability

Teachers Mutual Bank to sponsor Best Use of Technology Award

The Educator speaks to Alan Waugh, general manager of Teachers Mutual Bank, about the organisation’s decision to sponsor the important accolade at the upcoming Australian Education Awards

The importance of soft skills in a digital world

Students need soft skills for a future that is more human than robot, says Bill Hooper, head of curriculum at Matthew Flinders Anglican College

New research to reveal cost of cybercrime

While almost a third of Australians were impacted by cybercrime in recent years, the personal and emotional cost is largely unknown. One student is aiming to change that