Timetabler’s tips for elective line generation
The elective line generation process is a critical phase in preparing a timetable. Get it right and you have laid a strong foundation for a great outcome. Get it wrong and there are sure to be headaches along the way.
Anti-Poverty Week 14–20 October 2018
Hundreds of activities will be held around Australia as part of Anti-Poverty Week 2018. Activities will include launches, forums, workshops, exhibitions, fund-raisers, publications, presentations.
Better services and more homes needed to support aspirations of indigenous young
It’s tough being a young indigenous person, they face severe challenges in most aspects of life and are still generally less happy and secure than their non-indigenous counterparts. Mission Australia’s National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Report showed that Indigenous respondents were acutely concerned about drugs, bullying/emotional abuse, personal safety...
Be flexible with young children's reading
Reading to kids helps with their literacy, that isn’t controversial, but giving students some input works even better and doesn't limit the ways kids are interacting with texts.
Australian experts deliver school leadership program to USA
Australia’s National Excellence in School Leadership Initiative (NESLI) has been chosen to develop and deliver a ground-breaking national teacher leadership program across the United States.
Some experts' strategies for upcoming exams
With Year 12 exams on the horizon students need some strategies to deal with the pressure, a number of experts weigh in with some advice.
Paper, iPads and child literacy
Find yourself a pre-schooler and there will be a tablet nearby. It’s often a source of concern, after all shouldn’t they be reading books? Yes and no.
Bookish homes enhance literacy everywhere
The effect of having lots of books around adolescents is profound, even those who didn’t go on to higher education experienced better literacy levels because of their exposure to books.
Two years of preschool for smarter Australia
Providing two years of preschool for all children could boost our entire education system and later the economy Mitchell Institute at Victoria University Director, Megan O’Connell says.
