Choosing a school
Choosing a school for your children can be a big decision, and you will have many factors to consider. This article will guide you through
Choosing a school for your children can be a big decision, and you will have many factors to consider. This article will guide you through
This ‘Spotlight’ article from the Australian Institute for Teacher and School Leadership (AITSL) summarises research on the impact of different types of engagement, and points
The debate over phonics teaching (explicit instruction on how to ‘sound out’ words by learning the sounds that letters or combinations of letters stand for)
Economist Trevor Cobbold from Save Our Schools has exposed further evidence of the over-funding of private schools, due to a flaw in the way funding
A 2024 article in the Conversation looks at the link between smartphones and mental health issues in teenagers. The article focuses on a book by
The full title of this article on the ABC Education website is, “There are many ways to embrace cultural diversity in schools, but we need
The 1981 High Court case brought by the group Defence of Government Schools (DOGS) tested the validity of State Aid to religious schools against Section
This article from the Guardian, by freelance journalist and parent Dellaram Vreeland, goes into detail about the choice she and her husband made to to
This presentation, titled The facts about school funding in Victoria, was delivered by Trevor Cobbold at our 2023 Conference. The presentation clearly demonstrates structural inequality in
This article in the Conversation, by two Flinders University researchers, examines school can’t (also known as school refusal) in Australia. They observed and interviewed teachers
Choosing a school for your children can be a big decision, and you will have many factors to consider. This article will guide you through
This ‘Spotlight’ article from the Australian Institute for Teacher and School Leadership (AITSL) summarises research on the impact of different types of engagement, and points to resources to assist teachers and leaders to constructively engage
The debate over phonics teaching (explicit instruction on how to ‘sound out’ words by learning the sounds that letters or combinations of letters stand for) has raged for decades. This article covers recent developments beginning
Economist Trevor Cobbold from Save Our Schools has exposed further evidence of the over-funding of private schools, due to a flaw in the way funding needs are assessed. Trevor’s article begins: Some private schools have
A 2024 article in the Conversation looks at the link between smartphones and mental health issues in teenagers. The article focuses on a book by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt titled The Anxious Generation. According to
The full title of this article on the ABC Education website is, “There are many ways to embrace cultural diversity in schools, but we need to look beyond ‘visible’ diversity”. The article is by Stanley
The 1981 High Court case brought by the group Defence of Government Schools (DOGS) tested the validity of State Aid to religious schools against Section 116 of the Australian Constitution. The DOGS argued that state
This article from the Guardian, by freelance journalist and parent Dellaram Vreeland, goes into detail about the choice she and her husband made to to send their children to a public school. The story discusses
This presentation, titled The facts about school funding in Victoria, was delivered by Trevor Cobbold at our 2023 Conference. The presentation clearly demonstrates structural inequality in our education system, in particular under-funding of public schools in
This article in the Conversation, by two Flinders University researchers, examines school can’t (also known as school refusal) in Australia. They observed and interviewed teachers and students across ten South Australian schools from all sectors.
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