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Recess key to reintroducing children to schools It’s crucial to allow soft skills to develop in the playground but so is doing it safely.

New hands-free door opener aids back to school hygiene Touching an unsanitary door handle after washing his hands irritated XUNO school management software CEO Kiki Tanousis ... so he did something about it.

Beyond the worksheet: creativity and resilience in online learning The ‘new normal’ of online learning from home is stressful for parents juggling work and supervision and intimidating for teachers

How do you know they’ve learnt? IanWorley was appointed principal of Quirindi High School in July of 2016 and an early decision after he had settled in was to implement a three-year Visible Learning School Improvement Process.

Covid-19 and home learning: Metro students more likely to get live teaching The educational divide has been starkly obvious during Covid-19 and home learning.

Technology drives Hale School’s integrity The boys at Perth’s Hale School are accustomed to graduating on into university so while at high school they get an early introduction to how things are done at a tertiary level.

Young disabled face more mental health concerns and are often bullied Young disabled are more likely to report mental health concerns and are twice as likely to have experienced bullying.

Bell Shakespeare archive open to schools National theatre company Bell Shakespeare will open its archives for a special limited release of production recordings from its recent history, exclusively for schools. 

Music teacher to get the spotlight Entries for the fourth Telstra ARIA Music Teacher of the Year Award are now open.

Collaboration while distancing Classrooms will need to navigate social distancing guidelines and screens between students might be a solution.

Out of field teaching common in Year 10 STEM One in eight Australian Year 10 STEM classes is taught by teachers outside their field of expertise due to staff shortages and a lack of funding.

Book in your fight for cancer kids The annual Write a Book in a Day competition run by independent national charity, The Kids’ Cancer Project, is underway and there’s only a couple of weeks left to enter.