Education
Flexischools: an alternative for Indigenous children
Thursday, June 14 2018
Flexischools are quietly operating around the country, providing education for children who have slipped through the cracks of the system.......
Using the powerhouse
Thursday, June 7 2018
Aboriginal students in a remote outback Queensland school are gaining more self-esteem, self-confidence and a stronger sense of wellbeing from......
Conspiracy Theories-The Truth
Wednesday, May 30 2018
Conspiracy theories we are all drawn into them if we read them online, hear them on the radio, read them......
Funding reforms for Catholic and Independent schools
Monday, May 28 2018
The debate as to whether the Socio-Economic Status (SES) funding model works continues as the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria......
More support for Australian refugee students chasing tertiary study
Friday, May 25 2018
Approximately 50 percent of Australia’s refugee intake are between the ages of 15 and 19, a time in a young......
Postgraduate students out of the budget… again
Friday, May 11 2018
The federal budget proposed by Treasurer Scott Morrison on Tuesday, has neglected postgraduate students once again. With very limited and......
Bullying a key issue for children with Tourette Syndrome
Monday, May 7 2018
Today kicks off Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week, a week that raises awareness of the condition that affects approximately 45,000 children in......
The new Gonski report: why it may affect NAPLAN tests
Friday, May 4 2018
It’s been used in Australian schools for 10 years, however the NAPLAN test might be affected by new recommendations made......
NAPLAN’s digital shift
Thursday, May 3 2018
It’s been a decade since NAPLAN was launched as a paper-based test for students, but that is now about to......
New Gonski Report Highly Critical of Australian Education
Monday, April 30 2018
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull welcomes new Gonski recommendations The Report draws attention to falling standards of educational achievement across......