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“As students progress through the Technologies curriculum, they will begin to identify possible and probable futures, and their preferences for the future…Students will learn to recognise that views about the priority of the benefits and risks will vary and that preferred futures are contested.” (ACARA)
In a “post-truth” world, how well equipped are our students at distinguishing between genuine news reporting, “fake news” and advertising content?
Computer coding has been taught in schools around Australia for the last 25 years in one form or another. However, it was mainly the province of senior high school and coding was only chosen by students who had a particular interest in the subject.
As I took my seat in one of our mid-year staff workshops, run by two early career teachers, a colleague lent over and said quietly to me, "We'll both be working for these women, one day." I think she's right.
The high number of teachers leaving the profession within the first five years is concerning, so now more than ever, it's important to be intentional about self-care to keep teachers' careers on track.
Parents often ask for advice about helping their tween navigate times of change, particularly about the transition from Junior School to Senior School, or moving from another school to Roseville College.
A warm welcome and introduction to parents who are, for the very first time, preparing their daughter for Kindergarten. To many, the notion of “kindergarten readiness” can be daunting. Don’t let it be. It is simply working alongside your child’s pre-school and future Kindergarten to help your little person prepare for the transition into “big school” in a way that best enables her to settle in, learn and thrive.
There is no doubt that Year 12 is one of the most challenging years in a student’s life. Yet over 65,000 students sit the HSC each year and survive. You will too.
This extract seeks to help parents of daughters appreciate the origins and future of girls’ education in NSW, with an emphasis on academic performance and schooling experiences.
A remarkable quote by Latin philosopher Seneca the Younger, who lived at the time of Christ, is translated as “We do not learn for school, but for life”.
During summer holidays, while schools across Sydney diligently prepare for a new school year, families relish the time to rest and enjoy Christmas together.
Children at Roseville College are learning a new language and it is not one most parents expect. It is the language of computers. The skill of “computational thinking” develops as children practice coding purposefully in computer language to achieve inspirational and often life-impacting outcomes.
School communities, in general, mirror the wider communities they serve, reflecting a range of faith traditions and cultural backgrounds. The recent Australian census reminds us that our national cultural landscape is increasingly diverse, reigniting commentary about the appropriate place, visibility and involvement of “religion” in a contemporary education.
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