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School starters to be observed for autism, ADHD checks under Liberal plan
Liberal education spokesman Brad Rowswell announced a $156 million policy pledge at The Age Schools Summit, promising a new deal for families of neurodivergent children.
- Noel Towell
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Maths camps and coding programs in $75m boost for Victoria’s brightest students
Extra programs on botany, music and dance are also part of a $75 million state government announcement of free extension programs for prep to year 12.
- Caroline Schelle
The curriculum changes coming for Victorian prep students from next year
Victoria’s curriculum is ahead of many other states in moving away from a “standardised industrial model”. But experts say there is still more work to be done.
- Jackson Graham and Noel Towell
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Teaching watchdog pushes for medical-style transparency on teacher misconduct
The Victorian Institute of Teaching chief wants greater transparency on the register of educators, but a parents’ group says proceed with caution.
- Noel Towell
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The reading wars are over. The learning wars are just beginning
Rebel educators have issued a call to arms against “one-size-fits-all nonsense” of explicit learning in the nation’s classrooms.
- Noel Towell
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Failing grades: Why this expert wants to banish the A’s, B’s and C’s
Grading schoolchildren with A’s, B’s and C’s is an outdated concept and needs to go, says a leading international schools expert.
- Noel Towell
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‘Reclaim the classroom’: Catholic school discipline goes back to basics
Students at 290 Melbourne schools will be expected to meet higher standards of respect and behaviour under a new regime based on the principles of explicit instruction.
- Noel Towell
Teachers told to ignore Victoria’s phonics push as union lashes deputy premier
An outraged teachers’ union has blasted Education Minister Ben Carroll for failing to respect the profession in a fierce response to the state government’s reading mandate.
- Bridie Smith
‘Competing with Andrew Tate’: Principal urges parents to teach respect to their kids
Schools say they can only do so much to teach students about proper online behaviour.
- Bridie Smith
The Age Schools Summit LIVE updates: Education minister announces teaching overhaul
Twenty-five minutes of daily structured phonics will soon be rolled out across Victoria’s prep to grade 2 classrooms.
- Broede Carmody and Bridie Smith