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The argument for an educational shift The University of Queensland’s Critical Thinking Program is giving students the ability to do more with information. In every setting where the program has been tested it has made for better learners and better results. High performing school systems like Singapore’s and China’s have started to take notice, the program's ideas have been delivered in India and it is starting to be implemented in schools nationally. Critical Thinking professional development workshops have been held for teachers in South Africa, Belgium, New Zealand and Canada who are interested in incorporating it into their practice.

STE(A)M is about integration STE(A)M is about breaking down the barriers between individual subjects and enabling students to solve complex problems using knowledge from a range of curriculum areas.

Keeping student wellbeing on the agenda in 2021 Understanding student wellbeing, and how it links to learning, has now become an imperative.

Making time to support literacy in a crowded role: teacher librarians leading reading engagement in schools The complexity of the current teacher librarian role is amazing.  

Helping Aussie kids' online safety Threats to children online are always evolving and global cyber security company Palo Alto Networks its doing its bit to help tackle the problem.

OECD says teachers at the heart of effective schools Less is more when it comes to teaching; less administrative duties mean more time spent working with students.

Young to get worst of COVID's psychological third wave The worst of the pandemic's psychological impact will fall upon the more vulnerable members of society, the socially disadvantaged and the young.

School-provided meals for better nutrition and learning Some 40 per cent of the energy kids consume at school comes from unhealthy food, bikkies, sweets, processed meats...

PISA pie in the sky? Students sitting PISA are failing to try their best which means the data delivered in the worldwide education standards test are compromised.

The country is not always cheaper for an education A tree change isn’t always going to mean a cheaper education for the kids, especially if you're in rural Queensland or Victoria.

School leadership professional learning and skill acquisition: dispelling the myths Leaders are made rather than born

Mining a rich vein of female talent There was huge demand for Kalgoorlie girls’ mining camp with more events planned for later in the year.