Education
Teachers teaching science differently
Thursday, October 18 2018
Teachers at Brisbane’s Warrigal Road State Primary school have been doing things a little differently with science. The teachers are more......
Teachers biased against girls studying science, study finds
Friday, October 12 2018
Researchers at Macquarie University have found that teachers may treat girls differently in science classes because they subconsciously assume girls......
Raising girls up and putting them at the centre
Thursday, October 11 2018
On International Day of the Girl, the focus is on creating opportunities for girls across the world to achieve their......
Bill Shorten’s education pitch: pre-school for three-year-olds
Friday, October 5 2018
In an announcement at Monash University yesterday, Bill Shorten pitched the Labor Party’s new education policy: a 1.7 billion dollar......
New font making memorisation easier
Friday, October 5 2018
Sans Forgetica is a new downloadable font, designed to help people better retain written information. Using psychological and untraditional design......
Lack of talent is not what’s keeping girls out of STEM
Thursday, September 27 2018
It’s widely known that women pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) less than men. This is despite......
Reconciliation Action Plan to help Indigenous Australian students thrive at uni
Wednesday, September 12 2018
Aboriginal participation in tertiary education is important for Indigenous Australians for their future involvement in education and employment across the......
TAFE SA campuses to close their doors
Thursday, September 6 2018
The South Australian 2018/19 Budget includes the proposed closure of seven TAFE campuses. which will be a disaster for so......
The Power of Positive Education
Thursday, August 30 2018
Positive education teaches school students resilience and wellbeing is gaining momentum in education settings. The benefits go beyond the classroom......
NAPLAN Results May be Meaningless
Monday, August 27 2018
A New South Wales Teachers Federation commissioned report has claimed that this years NAPLAN results should be ‘thrown out’. NAPLAN......