By: Laura Bennett
Many parents have pulled their kids out of schools to help slow the spread of COVID-19. For many parents, diving head-first into home schooling will feel daunting – but it is possible to set up an effective learning environment at home.
By: Michael McQueen
If you rose through the grades of the schooling system in the last forty years or so, it is almost certain that at some point you were encouraged toward university.
By: Michael McQueen
Recent years have seen the discussion of the relevance of the current education system come to dominate public dialogue.
By: Michael McQueen
With widespread change expected in our future the need for educational systems and educators themselves to be future-fit has never been greater.
By: Kim Wilkinson
A recent television report from Channel 9’s ‘A Current Affair’ suggests that religious education should be removed from state schools. They are reaching out for public opinion via an online poll.
By: Clare Bruce
Christian schools will not reject students because of their sexual orientation—and media headlines about “secret plans” to allow them to do so, are wrong, say Christian education leaders.
By: Michael McQueen
Over a century ago, the great educationalist John Dewey remarked: “If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow.”
Above: Roger Federer with some of the children supported by his child development foundation. All pictures: Roger Federer Foundation.
By: Clare Bruce
Winning the world’s biggest tennis tournaments year-in, year-out makes a person incredibly wealthy.
By: Clare Bruce
A third of school principals are working up to 65 hour weeks, swamped in paperwork and bureaucratic checklists, and burnout is high.