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How to get students off to a healthy start in 2020

While parents and schools struggle to keep kids healthy and physically active, a growing number of reports show that many children have a poor diet

Teacher pay not going to increase anytime soon – expert

Andrew Lynch, director of Teaching Abroad Direct, tells The Educator about the factors impacting on teacher pay

Queensland rolls out new school sports program

The $1.5m program will use tennis as a vehicle to improve student health and wellbeing across the state

Why parents distrust the education system

One in three parents feel ill-equipped to support their children’s education, a new report shows

How to guide uncertain students to future goals

Studies show that many secondary students are unsure of their future. Here’s some tips on how they can be given a sense of direction

Experts develop system for braille textbooks

A team of experts have come together to make some of the hardest textbooks to produce accessible for blind students

How to improve students’ reading outcomes

Experts share their insights on how teachers can get students – regardless of age and year level – to read more, and longer texts

School’s new system keeps parents in the loop

Many schools struggle to streamline communication while cutting costs and administrative tasks, but Walford Anglican School for Girls has found a solution

5 Things to consider for successful PD for teachers

There are some aspects that should always be a part of teacher PD. Cypher Learning CEO Graham Glass shares five of them

Queensland’s private schools expect an ‘extraordinary’ year

This year, enrolments are set to spike and Year 12s will sit external assessments for the first time in almost 50 years