It was a usual start of the day: the third day of sleepless night for my son and me, the struggles with brushing his teeth, the challenges with his breakfast and finally helping him dress and get ready for school. Nothing new about it. As parents of ki…
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Autism is a complex diagnosis. It’s a spectrum so it makes it all the more difficult to put it within the boundaries of a set of characteristics. As they say, every autistic individual has very unique traits and since it’s not a physical disability, so…
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The recently released Gonski report contains a recommendation to supporting teacher collaboration. Researchers in Queensland have been conducting research on how design thinking can foster this.
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Democratic schools already employ some of the recommendations from the Gonski report, chief among them individualisation of teaching.
What democratic schools can teach us about how to implement Gonski 2.0 Read More »
A tax incentive coupled with a new fund to support research translation for non-medical research would help Australia lift its game.
Australia can do a better job of commercialising research – here’s how Read More »
There is good evidence behind some of the recommendations from the Gonski review that will help all students, particularly those who get left behind.
Gonski 2.0: there is evidence inclusive schooling will help those left behind Read More »
The role of general capabilities in a subject-based curriculum has been a recurring theme in Australian curriculum history.
Much of the research on attrition focuses on the first year of university, but little is known about why people drop out later in their studies. A recent study looked at some factors.
Tamsin Parker is “forcibly dragged” from a London screening of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly after complaints from audience members, prompting an apology and investigation from the British Film Institute.
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Woman with Asperger’s ‘dragged’ from cinema for laughing too much during western Read More »
The recently released Gonski 2.0 report focuses on overhauling core aspects of curriculum and reporting, and proposes a move away from the industrial model of education towards individualisation.
