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The Guardian 28 Nov 2023 by Caitlin Cassidy Australia’s most disadvantaged students are achieving at a level up to five years behind their most affluent counterparts, new analysis reveals. The report, provided exclusively to Guardian Australia by public education...
ABC 24 April 2023 by Pasi Sahlberg ... Another thing that distinguishes Australia from most other countries is our persistence of annual standardised literacy and numeracy tests in primary schools. Every parent has heard about NAPLAN tests — those tests that measure...
Getting Reading for Naplan 'From Testing to Showcasing' podcast For many teachers, getting students ready for standardised testing can be a worry. In Australia we have NAPLAN. As teachers we want to know what preparation makes a difference, and what we...
Equal Times 14 December 2022 by José Alvarez Diaz ...However, as Sahlberg explains, studies show that education models of this kind have thus far failed to improve the quality of teaching. While there is increasing awareness of the problem, “we are still missing much...
SMH March 28, 2022 Marcia Devlin Teaching and teachers do not enjoy high status in Australia. I find this curious for a number of reasons. First, teaching is an enormously complex, challenging and difficult endeavour. This is true whether at early childhood, primary...
The Conversation November 24, 2021 by Martina Tassone Children’s early years from birth to the age of eight are crucial for their social, emotional and intellectual development. However, early years education in Australia is fragmented. It operates across two spaces,...
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