Teaching
Phonic boom: The new, faster test for checking youngsters’ reading skills
Six-year-olds across Victoria will have reading skills put to the test this year with a new phonics check, which will help catch struggling students sooner.
- Caroline Schelle
Latest
‘Not fit for purpose’ reading test scrapped for new phonics-based check
A mandatory reading ability test for Victoria’s prep and year 1 pupils that faced criticism over its suitability is being scrapped at the end of this school year.
- Caroline Schelle
- Exclusive
- Education
State schools to move to phonics earlier, after reading ‘grenade’ blows up
Teachers have secured a multimillion-dollar deal with the state government after initially being denied a say on how Victorian children should be taught to read.
- Bridie Smith
- Opinion
- Opinion
I love my children, but sheesh it’s time they went to school. These holidays have gone on forever
If parenthood is about anything, it’s about marking milestones. First steps, first words, first teeth. The first day of school can’t come quickly enough.
- Michael Ruffles
‘Incompetent’ Brighton teacher who failed to show up to own hearing banned from teaching
Hoa Tam Trinh, who was sacked from Brighton Secondary College after multiple complaints about his behaviour, skipped a disciplinary hearing accusing him of serious misconduct.
- Caroline Schelle
Managing medications, school refusers: Biggest drains on teachers’ time revealed
NSW Labor promised before the last state election to save five hours of teachers’ time each week. But a new audit doesn’t identify any tasks that can be cut.
- Christopher Harris
- Opinion
- AI
To AI or not to AI? How chatbots can help revive the university essay
Artificial intelligence could help in writing essays, but only if we take the time to reconsider their history and real purpose.
- Huw Griffiths
‘I’ve always been a team player’: Ben Carroll on the VCE exam crisis and what drives him
The deputy premier knows the government is under pressure, but insists they are doing what needs to be done to turn things around.
- Annika Smethurst
Co-ed principal recruited to lead one of Sydney’s oldest boys’ schools
Shore’s former headmaster, Tim Petterson, was dismissed following a culture review by the school’s government board.
- Lucy Carroll
‘A really unhealthy culture’: Have Christmas gifts for teachers gone too far?
Even with differing public and private school policies, teacher gifts are more popular (and more expensive) than ever. But when do they go beyond showing appreciation?
- Lauren Ironmonger
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