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One billion hours of time
Emil Temnyalov | April 15, 2020If the economy has shed the equivalent of one million jobs, then we’ve gained about one billion hours of available time, so how can we use it productively?
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School’s not out forever
Neil Selwyn | March 28, 2020While the classroom might appear an old-fashioned concept, COVID-19 is demonstrating that there is something irreplaceable about students and teachers coming together to learn in person.
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Optimising online education
Kay Harrison | March 17, 2020Australia’s schools and universities haven’t yet been ordered to close, but many countries have already taken this step, and the quality of online education must be optimised to ensure students don’t miss out.
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Australia bombs in student satisfaction
Kelly-Ann Allen | March 11, 2020Educational communities are critical in either supporting and building, or hindering and destroying, the sense of belonging that supports student success.
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Elite private boys schools in crisis
George Variyan | February 22, 2020The crisis facing St. Kevin’s College should prompt a public rethink over the culture of private school education, and its wider social consequences.
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A poor start leaves disadvantaged children behind
Open Forum | February 16, 2020One in five children starts school with emerging health and developmental needs identified by their teachers, and on average goes onto having poorer NAPLAN results in Grade 3, a new study has found.
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Making better use of Australia’s top teachers
Peter Goss | February 13, 2020Making better use of our top teachers can help guide other teachers to take a similar path to help Australian students catch up with their international peers.
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The changing face of science
Brendan Hitchens | February 12, 2020Science is forever evolving. The recent International Day of Women and Girls in Science reminds us that our perception of science, and how it’s taught, should change too.
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Challenging the climate of bias
Jen Martin | February 12, 2020The largest ever all-woman expedition to Antarctica saw women from 34 countries travel and work together to challenge gender bias in science as well as learn more about the effects of our fast changing climate.
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Year 12 can be stressful, but setting strong and healthy goals can help you thrive
Joanne Dickson | February 11, 2020Many students are anxious as they enter year 12 as they look forward to crucial exams, but adopting a few simple coping strategies can reduce the stress and improve their outcomes.
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The challenge of free speech
James Arvanitakis | February 8, 2020Universities should be bastions of free speech and open inquiry, but intolerance of “politically incorrect” opinions and party political meddling is threatening to close down rational debate on a range of hot-button social and scientific issues.
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GAP Summit calls for better career education in schools
Catherine Fritz-Kalish | February 7, 2020As discussions about the future of jobs and lifelong learning intensify around the world, young people are increasingly looking for meaningful career advice to help them navigate the ever more complex world of work. The latest report from Global Access Partners offers some new perspectives.