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University of Queensland staff worried about reputation, curriculum in Ramsay deal

University of Queensland staff worried about reputation, curriculum in Ramsay deal

University of Queensland staff are worried about the university's reputation if a deal with the Ramsay Centre goes ahead

  • by Jordan Baker

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First look at Brisbane's new inner-city high school at Dutton Park
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First look at Brisbane's new inner-city high school at Dutton Park

Brisbane's newest high school will be built at Dutton Park, above the rail station and beside the Boggo Road Prison and the EcoSciences Precinct. It is planned to open in 2021.

  • by Tony Moore
'Veil of secrecy': Catholic schools look to expand data on violence
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'Veil of secrecy': Catholic schools look to expand data on violence

Catholic schools have released internal incident data, as parent groups and the union call for greater transparency on violence.

  • by Sherryn Groch
Lessons the NSW curriculum can learn from Singapore and Finland
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Lessons the NSW curriculum can learn from Singapore and Finland

Schools across the world are finding ways to prepare their students for a future made uncertain by rapid change

  • by Pallavi Singhal
Education isn't a meritocracy, it's a 'parentocracy'
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Education isn't a meritocracy, it's a 'parentocracy'

In Australia, and elsewhere, the system doesn’t favour academic merit, but parental wealth and efforts.

  • by Kellie Bousfield
'Manufacturers of the future': Top Designs showcases students' creations
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'Manufacturers of the future': Top Designs showcases students' creations

An bush fire detection device and a pill retriever for arthritics are just two of the prototypes on display at a showcase of top VCE students' creations.

  • by Paul Sakkal
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Australia's most inspiring teachers honoured for their work
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Australia's most inspiring teachers honoured for their work

Some of Australia's most inspirational teachers have been recognised for their efforts.

  • by Jordan Baker and Laura Chung
Some advice for NSW's new education minister on her first day
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Some advice for NSW's new education minister on her first day

First on the new minister's agenda should be to create an echelon of expert teachers.

  • by Peter Goss
'Major distraction': school dumps iPads, returns to paper textbooks
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'Major distraction': school dumps iPads, returns to paper textbooks

Sydney eastern suburbs private school Reddam House has dumped digital textbooks and returned to the paper variety.

  • by Jordan Baker
'We are always learning': top educators recognised in teaching awards
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'We are always learning': top educators recognised in teaching awards

After months of secrecy, 12 educators can reveal they have received the prestigious Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards.

  • by Laura Chung
'Very suspicious': the schools cracking down on enrolment fraud
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'Very suspicious': the schools cracking down on enrolment fraud

Parents are going to great lengths to get around enrolment rules at popular Sydney high schools

  • by Jordan Baker