February InBrief: Professional Learning snippets from around the country

By EducationHQ News Team
Published January 22, 2015

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School news / WA Govt announces additional investment to support students with special needs

The Western Australian Government has announced an additional $224.3 million investment to support public school students who have a diagnosed disability or other special learning needs.

School news / ‘Forget quinoa, couscous, and hummus’: Seymour tightens school lunches budget

Associate Education Minister David Seymour has revealed plans for a less “extravagant” school lunch model.

School news / Reducing the research-to-practice gap: ambitious new ITE collaboration

A new ITE partnership is aiming to bridge the gap between quality, up-to-date research and daily classroom practice – by helping to prepare teachers of the future through evidence-informed approaches.

School news / New research helps predict which children will outgrow their peanut allergy

Australian researchers have discovered how changes in antibody levels over time can predict which children are likely to outgrow their peanut allergy.

School news / As NZ Govt closes door on Reading Recovery, union says mandate risky

As part of a national move towards structured literacy, the New Zealand Government is closing the book on Reading Recovery, the country’s longest running literacy intervention program.

School news / ‘It was dramatic’: Sold a Story’s Emily Hanford talks pushback and fallout

When influential US reporter Emily Hanford first started her investigation into how one ‘bad idea’ about reading instruction took hold across the country despite cognitive science having discredited it decades ago, the same few names would crop up...

School news / Quality relationships and sexuality education: WA program a good starting point

The terrifyingly high incidences and widespread prevalence of violence against women in this country has dominated the media in recent weeks – but as many educators know, far from a recent phenomenon, it's long been a major problem.

School news / Childhood maltreatment responsible for more than a third of mental health conditions

A study examining childhood maltreatment in Australia has revealed the shocking burden for Australians, estimating it causes up to 40 per cent of common, life-long mental health conditions.

Opinion / Cutting through the news: what myths have we been sold about teaching behaviour?

I’ll get to the point. There were alarmist news stories galore this week about how our schools are going “old school” when it comes to student behaviour.

School news / Risky outdoor play can boost science education: new research

Risky play should be incorporated into early childhood science education in nature-based settings to lay early foundations for science education, an expert says.

February InBrief: Professional Learning snippets from around the country

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