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Improving career development capabilities through Visible Learning Career development is the term that best describes a complex process of managing life, learning and work over the lifespan – Australian Blueprint for Career Development (Miles Morgan, 2010). Proficiency in learning general capabilities such as critical thinking, creative thinking, and collaboration can also be viewed as valuable career-based skills for the 21st century. Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) may suggest that students could explicitly learn these capabilities as part of their classroom learning experience, they would generate greater self-efficacy as life-long learners which would lead to positive career outcomes in the future. The mechanism in which this could happen is via a cross-disciplinary clinical teaching intervention with a focus on the use of feedback.

Conversations on racism need to start in school, but don’t Children can discuss issues of racism in the classroom and with friends, but parents and teachers are actively avoiding these conversations.

How can we challenge a conversation if we lack courage? Rachel Downie developed Stymie – harm reporting without fear, the program intends to address our cultural reluctance to speak out when something is wrong.

Developing Inviting Schools: A Beneficial Framework for Teaching and Leading Purkey, now in his 90s, may yet have more books in him; however, whether he does or not, this book may very well be his magnum opus.

Making a nationally relevant curriculum for 2021 and beyond Further review of the education sector should address these key issues.

New Generation Cloud Filter for Schools – safety online across all platforms Safe surfing across every platform and device.

Looking beyond knowledge-based skills for our newest emerging leaders The plan to fast track a group of emerging leaders into Principalships will only work if the cohort is supported and mentored in their roles.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and Trauma Informed Schools In the United States and Britain a new wave of awareness of childhood trauma is sweeping through schools in the shape of the Trauma Informed Schools movement, and we can expect that Australia will follow this trend.

Brissie school a big fan of cool conditions Optimum working conditions occur at about 22°C, fans are an economically and environmentally sound way of getting there.

Top Arts 2021 now open at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia Top Arts 2021 is a showcase of forty-six artworks by young artists from across Victoria who studied VCE Art and Studio Arts in 202.

Prepare for hybrid on-and-off-campus learning A future of frequent shuffling between multiple learning formats needs three key tech areas to support it.

How dishonest students can pull a fast one in the e-learning era Doing things digitally has created additional opportunities for unscrupulous behaviour in order to improve marks.