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Outrage over Defence Department high school ‘brainwashing program’

The Defence Department launched in June a program to provide teachers to support students design plans for submarine nuclear propulsion. The aim of the Nuclear-Powered Propulsion Challenge program is to build critical thinking and STEM skills to school students between Year SEVEN and YEAR 12, according to the Department. However, some education unions believe the …

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Queensland state schools to go phone-free

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Mobile phones and smart devices will be banned from all Queensland state schools at the start of the school year 2024. Queensland’s Minister of Education Grace Grace says all State schools will follow an away-for-the-day smart device policy and students will be barred from having phones and other smart devices on their person for the …

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Generation Alpha: unleashing the digital learning revolution

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Some educational experts uphold the notion of the digital native while others caution the implications of a blanket term. However, as modern times plunge further into the digital expanse – there is little doubt that tech spheres continue to entrench various facets of daily life, including the way information is consumed. From hyperlinked and online …

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New initiative to empower muslim students through sexual education

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Most schools across Australia have sexual health as part of the curriculum, and is taught from preschool to year 12. But most resources are not culturally safe for Muslim students, and it needs to be created with the support of the community. Researchers from Monash University and Independent Schools Victoria will develop a curriculum specifically …

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Challenges adults face learning a new language

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Learning a new language is a breeze for young children. But for adults, while still possible, it becomes far more of a challenge. Numerous tools are readily available to help with learning, such as in person classes, online and digital aids as well as phone apps such as Duolingo. However, according to linguists nothing is …

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Financial workshops empower women escaping abuse

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In 2020, the murder of Hannah Clarke and her children devastated her family, her community, and the country. Then, during the pandemic, Australians experiencing domestic abuse had serious challenges with lockdowns across the country, becoming more vulnerable. These events motivated Karen Lindsay to start Financial Superwomen. Her organisation provides free workshops to empower women to …

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Initiatives aim to improve Australian kids’ physical health

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Research from health and medical research institutes shows Australian kids spend more time indoors on digital devices, than they do playing outdoors with a quarter of them considered overweight. The Heart Foundation is calling on schools to help improve kids’ physical fitness in its Jump Rope for Heart program and is supporting a new study …

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Reading for pleasure, an overlooked skill

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A recent study has found some school curriculums within New Zealand focus on the development of technical reading skills, but reading for pleasure is not a priority. Researchers say narrowly focusing on skills alone has not served younger generations well, and that enjoyment of reading needs to be supported and valued, alongside skill. The Wire’s …

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