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Want to boost student performance? Redesign your classroom
A new UK study has shown that a well-designed classroom can boost student progress. Are there lessons here for Australian schools?
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Piccoli unveils major plan to revamp schools
The NSW Education Minister has announced an ambitious plan to upgrade the state’s schools.
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Far Out Friday: The schools with no rules
7-17 year olds smoking and swearing freely during class. Outside, a student on his dirt bike pops wheelies on the school lawn.
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Convicted paedophile teacher employed without checks
Knox Grammar School failed to conduct reference checks for a teacher who was later jailed for child abuses.
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“The sky's the limit”: tech program 'first of its kind'
Australian mobile app developer Appster has teamed up with a Tasmanian high school to create a new course which teaches kids to create apps.
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Indigenous school’s success an example to others
An Indigenous school in Sydney’s CBD is helping close the literacy and numeracy gap through “educational excellence”.
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The winning traits of highly effective schools
A leading voice in education explains how schools can lift their performance and maximise their potential.
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Schools not doing enough to prepare students for workforce, says report
A new report says NSW schools aren't doing enough to prepare students for the workplace – but there are ways to improve the situation.
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Cameras in our classrooms: surveillance in schools on the rise
Amid reports of serious misconduct in schools around the country, is classroom surveillance really such a bad thing?
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Lessons to be learned from booming boarding schools
A 21st century makeover of Australia’s boarding schools is seeing their enrolment levels spike. Is there a lesson to be learned here for other schools?
