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For Education Leaders

Teaching - Why Do It?

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Not all teaching is miracle conversions and epiphanies. Much of it is persistence - you turn up regularly. You stay with the processes that you know work even if the results aren’t immediate. You take suggestion and criticism. You don’t shirk the hard conversations with disengaged kids. You hold fast to the simple maxim that it is your classroom. You protect that space and what goes on there because it is only if you do that then kids can feel safe and secure and learn. Read more

Stress Linked to Explosive Behaviours

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We have seen some pretty alarming behaviours in schools, the why of it is harder to identify but you can safely say that these emotional outbursts and even violence do not happen without some kind of predicate.
    It could be that the students are stressed and that means their emotional regulation and other key brain functions involved in managing emotions are compromised, particularly  those living with ‘distress disorders'. Read more

Free Road Safety Education Programs for Victorian Secondary Schools

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Developed by the Victorian Transport Accident Commission (TAC) in partnership with Melbourne Museum, Road to Zero is an award-winning, state-of-the-art Education Complex at Melbourne Museum.
    Designed specifically to align with the Year 9 and 10 Science and Health & PE, and VCE VM, curricula, Road to Zero offers innovative and immersive programs and examines road safety through an evidence-based and scientific lens. Read more

What’s Really Happening in Primary English Teaching

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Australian teachers are highly knowledgeable, confident in their practice, and evidence-aligned in the way they teach reading - but they overwhelmingly call for stronger and more consistent system-level support.
    Most teachers are explicitly implementing the five key components of reading instruction (phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension), on a daily basis but only half report working within a coherent approach. Read more

Remote Schools Need to Change to Engage First Nations Students

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First Nations schools must shift their focus from attendance figures to creating safer, more engaging learning environments.
    Conventional education policies that measure success through attendance rates alone tend to ignore the reasons why outback children are not coming to school.
    Children thrive when their schools reflect who they are and offer programs that connect students to their identity, language and culture. Read more

Parents Key to Unlocking Love of Writing in Kids

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When parents encourage fun, engaging, and collaborative writing activities in the home, their positive influence has a direct impact on their child’s love of writing and writing skill.
   Dr Anabela Malpique, Senior Lecturer in Literacy at ECU said learning to write involves developing motor, cognitive, and motivational aspects, and that it relies on instruction and practice. For the past 20 years, we’ve been focusing on cognition.
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