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Equipping students with 'enterprise skills'
Equipping students with 'enterprise skills'

Teachers can prepare students for careers by helping them develop 'enterprise skills' such as digital and financial literacy, according to analysis of job ads.

Effectively teaching mathematics to students with Down syndrome
Effectively teaching mathematics to students with Down syndrome

According to new findings, including students with Down syndrome in mainstream maths lessons in the primary years is achievable, but professional learning for teachers is vital.

Sharing experiences and building on ideas
Sharing experiences and building on ideas

Collaboration is the key word at this year’s Excellence in Professional Practice Conference, as members of the education community share their stories of school-based improvement projects.

STEM subjects open up diverse career paths
STEM subjects open up diverse career paths

Encouraging students to continue STEM studies in secondary school and beyond includes giving them information about STEM-related careers.

Working with parents to develop STEM learning
Working with parents to develop STEM learning

A coding club and inviting research scientists to speak to students at lunch times are two of the ways this school is working with its parent community to develop STEM learning.

A hands-on approach to science
A hands-on approach to science

How incorporating hands-on tasks has increased engagement in one educator’s science classroom.

Using digital tablets in pre-school settings – what does the research say?
Using digital tablets in pre-school settings – what does the research say?

Touch-screen tablets are not only being used in primary and secondary classrooms, pre-schools are also employing the technology as a literacy learning tool.

Overcoming obstacles to education delivery
Overcoming obstacles to education delivery

How schools and communities around the world have tackled issues affecting the delivery of education.

Palestinian teacher wins Global Teacher Prize for 2016
Palestinian teacher wins Global Teacher Prize for 2016

A teacher who grew up in a Palestinian refugee camp has won the Global Teacher Prize for her work supporting children who have been exposed to violence.

Early childhood development - the gender gaps
Early childhood development - the gender gaps

A recent census highlights a continuing gender disparity when it comes to school readiness, with more boys than girls considered 'developmentally vulnerable'.