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New program rolls out for gifted and talented students
From this year, Sydney Catholic Schools will roll out selective entry tests to retain their best and brightest students
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Govt revokes funding of beleaguered school
The Federal Government has cut funding to the Islamic School of Canberra. The Educator investigates what this means for the school’s students and staff
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The Educator Weekend Wrap: Principals reveal setbacks, NAPLAN trials axed & bucking the STEM trend
Making news this week, Principals reveal their views on classroom setbacks, all States and Territories abandon NAPLAN’s online trials and a look at one student who is bucking the nation’s STEM trend
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Taking legal studies to the next level
One company is enhancing the legal education students receive at school and showing them that new-gen law firms do exist
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Future of Islamic school hangs in the balance
The teachers of a recently de-funded Islamic College explain why the Federal Government should think twice about forcing the school to close
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All States and Territories abandon NAPLAN trials
Students will now sit pen and paper NAPLAN tests next year after all States and Territories abandoned the online trials
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Private schools propose Indigenous-only campuses
The Educator speaks to AHISA chief executive, Beth Blackwood, about the association’s push for private schools to open Indigenous-only campuses
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Principals reveal views on classroom setbacks
A worldwide survey of principals has shed light on the extent they see learning in their schools being hindered by teachers and students
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Top tips for NAPLAN success
With the high-stakes NAPLAN tests approaching, one teacher shares her tips for anxious students, parents and teachers
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What if NAPLAN was a game and not a ‘test’?
There are many who argue that standardised testing is doing little to improve student outcomes – but what if it was gamified?