Schools
Too cool for school gives rise to new trend of ‘Unschooling’
A 30% rise in homeschooling in Australia has lead to a new style making it’s way onto Australian shores. This......
Latest MySchool results out – but what do they tell us?
When Prime Minister Julia Gillard officially released the latest installment of the Government’s MySchool website, she heralded it as an......
Clubs NSW, schools launch ‘unconventional’ anti-bullying campaign
Is refusing future employment an appropriate method to counteracting bullying in high schools? ClubsNSW has teamed up with state schools......
Gonski reforms taken to the classroom
The Federal Education Minister Peter Garrett and his Opposition counterpart Christoper Pyne went back to school last night. At the......
Social Media and Schools
Schools around the country are only just beginning to come to terms with the power of social media. South Australia......
Gonski reforms damaged by state cuts
The Federal Government pledged to implement many of the reforms advocated by the Gonski review earlier this year, moving to......
Schools failing Indigenous students
Indigenous students doing poorly at school is more about the school than about being Indigenous, according to a new report......
National School Chaplaincy Program ruled invalid
Education Minister Peter Garrett today sought to reassure schools, parents and religious organisations that the National School Chaplaincy Program would......
Bullies need help too
Bullying is a persistent problem and a recent survey of Australian schools shows almost one in two have been either......
Gonski review set to bridge gaps between private and public schools
A radical shakeup could see a push towards equality between state and private school funding. The Gonski report recommends the......