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Recess rethought
Recess rethought
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.
Hands-free
Hands-free
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.
Hidden gifts
Hidden gifts
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
Tanya Rao is a teacher, writer and soon-to-be mother
Visible learning
Visible learning
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.
Integrity through AI
Integrity through AI
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.
Hard for young disabled
Hard for young disabled
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.
Home advantage
Home advantage
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.
Selina Samuels Chief Learning Officer, Cluey Learning
Bit of Macbeth?
Bit of Macbeth?
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 teaching stars
Music teaching stars
Music teacher to get the spotlight Entries for the fourth Telstra ARIA Music Teacher of the Year Award are now open.
Some distance
Some distance
Collaboration while distancing Classrooms will need to navigate social distancing guidelines and screens between students might be a solution.
Out of field
Out of field
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.
Childhood lost
Childhood lost
Child’s play ‘lost’ in pandemic Disruptions to socialising and fun caused by the COVID-19 restrictions could have a lasting effect on child wellbeing.