Schools Care factor: teaching in the age of AI 8 Feb 2024 In the age of artifical intelligence, it’s time we stopped thinking like machines and worked out what we really care about, writes columnist TRAVIS McKENZIE.
TAFE & Adult Provision Winning respect in TAFE 8 Feb 2024 EDWINA PRESTON: Many TAFE teachers do not have pay parity with their counterparts in the schools sector after a loophole leaves some with salaries that are, quite frankly, insulting.
Schools Make no mistake: school funding is biased against public schools 8 Feb 2024 Even the government’s own data shows its funding model favours the private system, while public schools are being systematically defrauded of their rightful resources, writes Save our Schools convenor TREVOR COBBOLD.
For everyone The Lowdown: The Voice – try and understand it 8 Feb 2024 Every pundit has a pet theory on why Australians voted ‘no’ to the Voice, but one statistic stands out – the highly educated were most likely to vote ‘yes’. MYKE BARTLETT looks at what that means for our education system, and for our democracy.
For everyone Star teachers 8 Feb 2024 Columnist A.J. BETTS offers her (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) guide to Hollywood’s best teacher role models.
For everyone Recipe: The Lunchbreak-Worthy Sailéad 8 Feb 2024 Salad can be the most boring meal in the world – but it doesn’t have to be!
For everyone Film review: Poor Things 8 Feb 2024 New film from Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things, is an absurdly extravagant cinematic feast, writes STEPHEN A RUSSELL.
For everyone Book review: Why We Are Here, Briohny Doyle 7 Feb 2024 The latest novel from Briohny Doyle proves she is one of the sharpest writers around, argues LOU SWINN.
For everyone TV review: Faraway Downs 7 Feb 2024 We take a look at the Baz Luhrmann TV series, Faraway Downs.
The Lowdown: United against division 5 Dec 2023 Large-scale global and political events can leave us feeling helpless as individuals. So, what can we do to move beyond despair and drive change for the better? MYKE BARTLETT has the answer.
For everyone Our 2023 summer reading guide 3 Dec 2023 With the festive season almost upon us, here is our recommended reading for the relaxing days ahead.
For everyone School funding wars: when the rich win, the country loses 3 Oct 2023 Writer and lawyer MAEVE McGREGOR argues that the shameful inequity in Australia’s school funding amounts to state-sanctioned discrimination.
For everyone The Lowdown: You and your news 3 Oct 2023 In the era of algorithms feeding us individualised ‘news’, teaching media literacy might need to take a very different form.
TAFE & Adult Provision TAFE changes lives 3 Oct 2023 Former Professional Writing and Editing student Les Zigomani is just one example of the way TAFE can transform its students’ lives, writes EDWINA PRESTON.
For everyone TV review: The First Inventors, SBS 3 Oct 2023 This eye-opening doco series with a big, generous heart should be mandatory viewing in all schools, writes STEPHEN A RUSSELL.
For everyone Dancing into the future 3 Oct 2023 If we follow the ‘education map’ too rigidly, and stop trusting our instincts, we might find ourselves a long way from our destination, argues TRAVIS MCKENZIE.
For everyone Licence to chill 3 Oct 2023 If we can just step away form the glue gun and let kids improvise, Book Week should continue to meet its original, low-key premise for many generations to come, argues A.J. BETTS.
For everyone Film review: Shayda, Madman Entertainment 2 Oct 2023 Iranian-Australian filmmaker Noora Niasari’s debut is an arresting feature about the horrific scourge of domestic violence.
For everyone Recipe: Curriculum Day Crack 1 Oct 2023 Needing a super-simple sweet treat to get you through those long days of marking? Look no further.
For everyone Book review: Can’t Not Won’t, Eliza Fricker 30 Sep 2023 A short and sweet guide to help anyone navigating the terrain of autism and anxiety in children.