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 For Education Leaders
Age and Gender and School Readiness  For a child to be successful in their first year at school, ideally they will come to school with an age-appropriate level of skills in communication, socialisation and independence. Does being a young boy preclude a child from being ready to start school? Or are there other factors that may influence a child's readiness to start school. I have met some mature four-year-old boys who appear ready for school. Read more Entrepreneurial Journeys Start Early at UNSW  Following the lead of companies like Atlassian, innovative, tech driven businesses are increasingly finding a home in Sydney and while the start-up ecosystem is very diverse, many founders will have one thing in common; time spent at the University of New South Wales. St Joseph's School's Unified Vision Across Campuses  Cael politely opines that while people often grasp the general idea of Visible Learning, they may misinterpret its essence. In elaborating, he observes the 'visibility' of learning can be taken too literally, rather, Cael offers a more nuanced understanding, suggesting its true meaning is about 'students taking control of their learning and having a clear path with multiple ways to get to an outcome.' Cael is in Year 7 at St Joseph's School. Read more Early Career Teachers - Hard to Add Any More Pressure  Early career teaching is a time of problems and crises just about everywhere, Australia included, leading to almost half of all new teachers quitting the profession within the first five years. Why is the School Holiday Period as Vital as School Terms?  Whether you are selling shoes, teaching, or driving across the country in a food laden semi-trailer, work is tiring. Managing the home, children, shopping, cooking, and cleaning is also tiring. Attending school instils the need, and value of working. In this sense learning might seem like work to our children. Is High Schooler Angst Overstated?  Academics from the Universities of Cambridge and Manchester analysed the well-being and self-esteem of more than 11,000 young people from across the UK, using data collected when they were 11, and again when they were 14. The adolescents' overall 'subjective well-being' - their satisfaction with different aspects of life (such as friends, school and family) - dropped significantly during the intervening years. Teaching Winners - Prime Minister's 2022 Prizes for Science  The two teacher winners of this year's Prime Ministers’ Prizes For Science come from very different backgrounds but share similar goals. 
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