In my first year I focused on improving my teaching practices. I am now comfortable that I can teach in difficult circumstances. In my seco...

Sometimes you stumble upon concepts and ideas in discussion with others. I ramble on but a grain of insight can sometime emerge. Yesterday i...

Today the NAPLAN results were released for 2009. They show the major reason students in low socio - economic regions do not do as well as i...

One key issue with OBE was the devaluation of progress in outcomes not being immediately assessed. Combine this with marking that isn't...

The "ghetto" allowance as it is affectionately known is an amount of money given to teachers in hard to staff schools. It is compe...

I've played many of my games at school with students and have been pleasantly surprised that they have been well looked after. Last week...

This was the chicken and egg question of yesterday. Does a student need to enjoy school to do well? My initial thought was no. I hated schoo...

WACOT released the following figures about Perth teachers in their latest publication InClass , found here . • 38,125 Registered Teachers ...