League tables make good headlines and spark debate. But they should not be the guide for choosing schools.
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Mixed-age classes can support a greater sense of belonging and community in schools, when children across year groups form friendships.
Children experience a whole range of changes in their lives as they start school.
A new book shows how casual educators and teachers play a crucial role in education. But many face underpayment and uncertainty juggling too many contract jobs.
Researchers heard from students who described ‘being picked last for everything’, as well as teasing and physical pushing at school.
When we look at the definition of bullying, it is not surprising disagreements occur. Identifying bullying is not clear-cut.
On Wednesday, Queensland’s public school teachers will walk off the job in their first statewide strike in 16 years.
If the results are disappointing, try not to catastrophise them. For one thing, NAPLAN was done about four months ago – students will have made progress since then.
Play is a big part of early childhood education. But once kids start school, play is frequently dismissed as something fun, that is not part of learning.
The winter school holidays can be a tricky time. Parents juggling work and chilly conditions make it easy for kids to end up on the couch with multiple devices.
For many of us, calling our teachers by their first names would have been unthinkable. But some teachers are changing the centuries-old practice of formal names.
In a study of 57 Australian teachers, many shared emotionally-charged accounts of being put in impossible situations at work.
About one quarter of Australian school students are learning English as an additional language or dialect.
Australia is one of the few high-income countries that does not provide children with a daily nutritious meal at school.
If we understand their motives, we can help children who bully change their behaviour.
It’s not uncommon to hear of schools having more than 2,000 students, particularly for high schools.
This year’s New South Wales selective school tests have featured police, tears and months of tutoring. What is the impact on students?
It is quite normal for younger kids to engage in playful relationships or express interest in having crushes.
Now Labor has been returned for a second term, what should its priorities be for schools?
Since 2010, the Australian Curriculum has required schools to teach about managing emotions, controlling impulses and empathy.
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