Primary school
It’s a 15-hour drive from the big city lights, but this regional school outperforms Brisbane
Students from this regional Queensland school are outshining Brisbane schools, while the gap between city and country is narrower in Queensland versus NSW.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Latest
Don’t judge a book by its cover: Warning over sexually graphic novel
When Alyshia Graham bought this book for her 10-year-old based on its cartoon cover, she had no idea it contained dozens of explicit sex scenes.
- by Frances Howe
High-five ban for beloved lollipop man sparks petition
A school-crossing guard in Melbourne’s outer east has been banned from high-fiving primary school children after one parent complained to the council.
- by Hannah Kennelly
WA students caught in NAPLAN cheating scandal
A West Australian school has been “counselled” after being caught handing out a cheat sheet on the day of the test that monitors Australian student performance.
- by Holly Thompson
Opinion
Teaching
We’re out of tune with best practice, but the NSW music teacher crisis can be fixed
The work required to rescue music education could start immediately, and would cost the NSW taxpayer very little money.
- by James Humberstone
State has ‘spat the dummy’ over East Perth primary school: Zempilas
Construction of East Perth Primary School, stalled for more than a year over a stoush between the state and City of Perth, will proceed without the City’s agreement.
- by Holly Thompson
‘When I was at school we all had a recorder’: Calls to mandate music lessons
Thousands of children are leaving primary school with no formal music education as band programs close and teachers struggle to include the arts in classroom lessons.
- by Mary Ward
Opinion
Opinion
A great leap forward for school children (as long as we don’t forget their teachers)
The overhaul of the NSW primary school syllabus should benefit 800,000 students, but we must teach their teachers how to implement it.
- by Jordana Hunter and Nick Parkinson
WA parents are flocking to get tutors for their kids. Why?
There’s something all these parents got a chance to witness firsthand in recent years, one industry veteran says.
- by Holly Thompson
Exclusive
Schools
This school’s so small its students could fit on a single bus. And it’s shrinking
This Brisbane state school has a country vibe, with just 31 students. We’ve analysed enrolment data to reveal the city’s fastest growing and shrinking schools.
- by Felicity Caldwell
‘We’re burning out’: WA teachers’ plea as student mental illness skyrockets
More than 50 per cent of West Australian teachers have asked for support dealing with wellbeing and mental health issues appearing in their classrooms, a new study has found.
- by Holly Thompson
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