Victoria and NSW are funding extra tutors to help struggling students, write Julie Sonnemann and Jordana Hunter. Here's what parents need to know about the schemes School is back for 2021, and some students will get extra help this year. Students who fell behind in their...
There is no doubt about it, writes Rebecca Burley, COVID-19 has impacted the way that all of us interact and use technology in our day to day lives. It’s the same in the classroom. While innovation in technology has shaped learning for years, just a few...
Kylie Layton looks at how parents can remain connected to their children in a meaningful way amidst all the change and challenges that comes with puberty and the transition to high-school. It can help to have a loose plan of attack based on a few simple...
Will that set them back? asks Elizabeth Rouse, Students in the first year of school to Year 10 have been learning remotely and it’s estimated first-year students in Victoria in areas that have been under lockdown for some time have missed around 12 weeks of classroom...
5 tips to help ease your child back into school mode after the holidays Most children in Australia are going back to school this week or next. Children experience a mix of emotions when it comes to going to school. The holidays will likely disrupt usual school...
Results from the longest running large-scale international assessment of maths and science show Australia has significantly improved in Year 8 maths and science, and Year 4 science, reports Sue Thomson More than 580,000 students from 64 countries participated in the latest Trends in International Mathematics and...
Australia hasn't performed well at maths and science recently. We're about to find out if we've improved Sue Thomson, Australian Council for Educational Research Every four years, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) releases data on how effective countries are in teaching...
How can I help my child come out of his shell and be his own person, rather than a follower? ...
While most State governments subsidise preschool, most parents are still charged fees by providers to make up the gap between government funding and the cost of delivering services, writes Kate Noble This November, Victoria has pledged a $169.9 boost for preschool (called kinder in Victoria) to...
