‘No excuses’: Why experts say phones have no place in schools
Experts warn that excessive screen time is harming children’s development, leading to calls for a blanket ban on mobile phones in schools. What do you think? Vote in our poll.
Best in Class
Australia is a first-world country and yet our students are falling behind other nations. Teaching was once held up as the noblest of professions but today the vast majority of teachers believe the public doesn’t respect them. Around the country there are public schools achieving phenomenal results and yet in the very same jurisdictions there are public schools barely staying afloat. In our new groundbreaking series Best in Class we will examine these profound problems and find the critical solutions we need. Because nothing less than the future of our children depends on it.
Soldiers and robots? Truth behind Australia’s best-behaved school
A “strict” headmistress who has transformed her Western Sydney state school into one of the most well-mannered in Australia has revealed why she believes any school can adopt her successful measures.
The device that forced students to stop thinking about their phones
Any parent or teacher will tell you that mobile phones and learning don’t go well together. But what if they also don’t go well apart?
‘I was assaulted by a 7yo’: Young teacher blows lid off classroom chaos
Just four years into the career she’d dreamt about, Olivia is on the brink of abandoning teaching altogether. Here she reveals the brutal reality of life in the classroom.
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Learning anxiety: ‘I didn’t want to go to school for 9 months’
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Gift of the gab: ‘Unequivocal’ benefits of a second language
Too many Aussie kids are graduating without the gift of learning a second language, experts say, but one Sydney school is punching above its weight in producing bright bilingual students.
Parents, schools passing the buck on discipline to doctors
As our teachers grapple to retain control of some of the world’s most disruptive classrooms, experts say issues of discipline are becoming increasingly medicalised.
‘Bright, quirky and a different way of looking at life’: Inside the school for gifted kids
A unique school for gifted children in Adelaide’s southern suburbs is punching well above its weight, finishing second in the latest NAPLAN tests. See how your school fared.
‘Only going to get worse’: Principal on Qld’s teacher crisis
A veteran Queensland principal says he understands why teachers are leaving the profession, despite it being rewarding, saying the stress has him considering an early retirement as well.
Ranked: Every SA school’s latest NAPLAN results revealed
The performance of SA schools in national literacy and numeracy testing has been revealed. See the rankings for 2022 and search the map to find the best performing schools near you.
The crucial milestones affecting every child’s early years
They are crucial milestones that could alter Australia’s future: the first 1000 days of a child’s life and a gap of 30 million words by the time children turn three. This is why.
Triple threat: Why Zane was at long odds to make it to uni
A country kid turned university student and mentor aims to head bush to inspire the next generation of Indigenous kids to follow the same path.
Why soft parenting is dumbing down our kids
As our teachers grapple to retain control of some of the world’s most disruptive classrooms, experts say issues of discipline are becoming increasingly medicalised.
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