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 For Education Leaders
This Land: Supporting Teachers, Strengthening Belonging in Australian Classrooms  Teaching has never been more important or more demanding. This Land is a free educational song and classroom resource. It focuses on belonging, shared identity, and gratitude for Australia’s story. This Land is not a lesson in politics. But a way to invite students to reflect on place, community, and shared national belonging. Teachers Shouldering Respectful Relationships Responsibility  Teachers are shouldering the bulk of responsibility for delivering this type of education, yet many are doing so without the training and resources they need. Realising the vision of the National Respectful Relationships Education Framework requires a significant investment in professional learning - so that every child in Australia receives high-quality, evidence-based Respectful Relationships Education. Net Zero Schools Vital  Decarbonising the education sector is essential to ensuring consistency between climate ambitions and the reality of our school infrastructure. A ‘net zero’ school - which produces as much energy as it consumes - is a concrete way for a community to address environmental challenges while significantly enhancing educational outcomes. Empowering Classrooms with Copilot 13+: What Really Happens When AI Meets Teaching and Learning  At St Peter Claver College, we decided early that pretending AI did not exist was not a viable option. Instead, we chose to engage with it deliberately, ethically, and transparently. Since Term 4, 2024, our Year 8-12 students have been part of a Copilot 13+ trial, with Microsoft 365 Copilot deployed to staff in early 2025. What we have learned since then has reshaped the way we think about assessment, feedback, differentiation, and student agency. Read more Threat to the Future of Trades  Apprentices and trainees are facing mounting financial and personal pressures, marking a growing risk to apprenticeship completion rates, training continuity and the future pipeline of skilled workers. TeacherPD Australia: Finding the PD That's Right for You  Australian schools do a remarkable job of supporting their staff. Collaborative planning, instructional coaching, whole-school professional learning days - school-based PD has never been more intentional or more valued. 
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