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14/10/2016

“I am seeing a lot of teacher ill health and burn out and most middle management teachers I know are exhausted and sick by the end of each term, so it’s really annoying when people say you are so lucky to have school holidays off"

Sometimes the stress of a job makes it all seem pointless. Unfortunately, this is the case for many teachers, who view taking on middle-management and leadership roles as too time consuming, with little reward.

Sometimes the stress of a job makes it all seem pointless. Unfortunately, this is the case for many teachers, who view taking on middle-management and leadership roles as too time consuming, with little reward.

14/10/2016

"Thinking back, can you remember a time while teaching where you have, consciously or unconsciously, reinforced gender stereotypes?"

Fantastic contribution from 2016 NSW Young Australian of the Year and CEO of the Top Blokes Foundation Melissa Abu-Gazaleh!

http://au.educationhq.com/news/36678/what-every-teacher-needs-to-know-about-gender/

The concepts of gender and sexuality can often be difficult to grasp, particularly for those of us who have never spent much time considering our own.

11/10/2016

"Because learning is done by the child, and not by the teacher, and no education system can exceed the desire and capabilities of its children"

Community contributor Dr Ragnar Purje from CQUniversity delves into the neuroscience behind teaching mathematics

10/10/2016

With the sector due to undergo a complete rebuild, what consideration should early school leavers get for their unique educational needs?

National Centre for Vocational Education Research researchers argue there is a need that isn't being satisfied

Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham announced plans to structurally obliterate the current Vocational Education and Training (VET) system in October.

10/10/2016

"While these pressures reflect the variety of responsibilities teachers need to meet on a daily basis they don’t acknowledge that at the heart of them all is the fact that teaching is an emotional, as well as intellectual, profession"

On this World Mental Health Day we share a community contribution from Nikki Davies, delving into teacher well being and the support needed to handle the emotional rigors of the modern classroom

Students rely on their teachers to be on top of their game, so that they can have the best chance of learning and growing. But as stress and burnout wear down a large portion of the workforce, we need to turn our attention to teacher wellbeing before it’s too late.

09/09/2016

Quite literally taking learning beyond the realms of the classroom!

Students at Perth’s Sacred Heart College are gazing at educational opportunities which are out of this world, thanks to their impressive new observatory. The world class instrument is said to be the best, optically, in Australia and one of the largest belonging to a high school in the southern hemis...

07/09/2016

Students at Peter Moyes Anglican Community School swap science for stress balls in their annual 'Stress Down Day'

Swapping art for aromatherapy, science for stress-ball making and maths for meditation has become an annual ritual for students and staff at Peter Moyes Anglican Community School. In fact, visitors who peruse the Queensland campus during Stress Down Day festivities won’t find any one of the 980 stud...

17/08/2016

During National Science Week, EducationHQ delves into the history of maths and science!

Teaching students about the origins of important STEM ideas and theories can be a powerful learning experience for them

16/08/2016

Being National Science Week, the team at EducationHQ are featuring science stories!
Starting off, a report from CSIRO's Digital Careers education program explores the gender gap in IT education and jobs

We are part of an increasingly digital age, with virtual reality now an accessible technology and artificial intelligence growing smarter every year, but there will always be a demand for skilled workers; after all, with such innovation also comes opportunity.

09/08/2016

Online gaming may be making students smarter but Facebook is no good for their grades, according to new research conducted in Melbourne.

19/07/2016

With the portfolio for Vocational Education and Training now changing hands for the third time this year, industry leaders are calling for stability and reform across the embattled sector.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is facing renewed pressure from Australia's training sector after the portfolio for Vocational Education and Skills changed hands for the third time this year in Monday's cabinet reshuffle.

15/07/2016

Anthony Albanese MP has joined protesters on the steps of the Art Gallery of NSW to speak out against the University of Sydney's plan to shut down its visual art school.

Senior federal Labor MP Anthony Albanese has blasted The University of Sydney over its proposal to shut down its visual arts school and merge it with a rival campus.