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Primary school science is as crucial as literacy and numeracy. Science equips students with essential analytical skills, problem-solving abilities and the capacity to think critically about how the world works. When students have a strong foundation in science they...
If you’ve ever watched a class of young children light up at the sound of a beat or lean in to learn a new song, you know music has a unique power to connect, energise and inspire. Music education brings a range of other benefits, too. It supports cognitive...
Writing is one of the most essential skills for success across all areas of learning and the most powerful ways children can express themselves. Yet it’s also one that many students find daunting. In primary school classrooms, reluctant writers are a common challenge...
In 2022, the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) released Australian Curriculum Version 9. It sets the expectation that Australian schools teach to its standards to ensure equity for students. One way to implement Version 9 is with...
School leaders and teaching staff are facing increasing challenges in classrooms across Australia. Is building a positive high-expectation classroom culture the answer? Over a quarter of students report their teachers wait a long time for students to settle before...
Indigenous students from Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy have just completed a music education week, with a music camp and performance at Cairns Festival.
Noel Pearson: Before learners can learn phonics, they need explicit instruction to ensure phonemic awareness.
Noel Pearson: Placement tests in Direct Instruction programs enable teaching to the Zone of Proximal Development of all learners.
Good to Great Schools Australia’s Oz-e-English Writing units allow you to fit more Australian Curriculum into your day. It does this by integrating key learning areas -including Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)- with English through rich exemplar texts, writing...