Calling Australian businesses to arms when it comes to education
Each year, 86,000 kids don’t finish school, and many more are underperforming, which is substantially reducing their chances of a…
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Drawing young people into the world of work, virtually
Young people need more open, authentic conversations with adults about the world of work, especially those lacking positive, employed role…
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Old school, new school
A new education paradigm is emerging, where schools will no longer be places where young people go to watch teachers…
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Big Picture making it big time
In a time when so many people talk about school reform, Big Picture has dared to be different. Working from…
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Why aren’t more Australian NFPs embracing co-location?
The community sector is continually grappling with how to build its capacity. At times it seems difficult, competitive and even…
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Today’s students need facilitators, mentors, curators and advocates, not teachers
40 years into my career, a program called The Paradigm Shifters gave my students 21st Century skills and was transformational…
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A worrying picture emerging for country students
With fewer high school completions, shrinking opportunities for TAFE and apprenticeships, and the burden of low expectations, higher education and…
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Students from Sydney’s West embrace the future of Australian schooling
For today’s school students, and their parents, the education discourse is largely negative and reports like Gonski 2.0 can be…
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Further education needed to professionalise humanitarian aid
Humanitarian workers are usually the first to respond to large-scale emergencies, which affect more than 120 million people each year.…
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