School governance and management
A case study of adults back at ordinary schools shows how successful it can be. The small adaptations the school can make to enhance that success are noted.
When principals choose young teachers for their school do they get the teachers they want? A College of Education looks at how its graduates are appreciated, and what could be done to do a better job.
15 assumptions get in the way of good education. For example, teachers must punish but teachers must not punish. This item will make you think again.
From 1996 all schools will operate under a 4 term structure, unless they apply for a variation. Words of advice from a 4 term trial which will help schools prepare for the change and give pointers to those wishing to retain the status quo.
A code of silence is broken. Here are the health problems that are not often talked about in the staffroom.
Using outstanding teachers of primary school composite classes researchers have developed a series of maxims which could be useful for other teachers.
Children have some very good ideas on how they could be disciplined without the use of physical punishment.
The principal of Mangere Central School describes his school's transition to multi-age grouping and gives advice for other schools contemplating a change in class structures.
Although many states in Australia have abolished corporate punishment, are teachers replacing authoritarian beliefs with democratic ones when dealing with classroom discipline?
Practical solutions from the principal of a Victorian school who questioned 33 other principals.
