Education

Private schools across Western Australian have announced they will move to online teaching as the nation remains divided over whether schools should remain open during a pandemic.

Curtin and Murdoch universities have introduced early semester breaks to prepare students and staff for a transition to online learning, in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

UPDATED: Two John XXIII high-school students have returned negative coronavirus tests, while a third student in Year 12 is awaiting results, the school announced. It comes after one of the children's parents tested positive to COVID-19 on Tuesday.

Alcoa of Australia and Scitech are hoping to build on the early success of a maths-mentoring program introduced for Western Australian teachers last year.

OPINION: Far from making teachers obsolete, personalised learning requires them to use their current skills while developing new ones.

Reg Howard-Smith has been appointed chair of the Building and Construction Industry Training Board, as the state government proceeds with changes to the Building and Construction Training Fund's operation and governance.

Epilepsy WA has accredited 35 schools in Western Australia as ‘Epilepsy Smart Schools’ in an effort to promote awareness and reduce stigma associated with the condition.

OPINION: Kids often struggle to settle in at the start of a school year, and finding a good fit with every teacher is challenging.

How do we prepare the next generation for the jobs of the future?

More than half of Western Australia’s major universities are below the national average on measures of employer satisfaction, according to the results of the latest Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) survey.

Methodist Ladies College has taken a step to balance traditional teaching practices with innovative learning by creating a new role for 2020 and beyond: director of innovation.

OPINION: Expectations of school boards are changing, and their makeup is evolving accordingly.

Half price TAFE fees have led to a 20 per cent increase in student enrolments this year, particularly in engineering, cyber security and early childhood courses.

Edith Cowan University is aiming to capitalise on its existing cyber security expertise with the opening of a new $3 million security operations centre, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.

Lea Cairns says Western Australian schools need to implement playful ways for children to engage in technological learning, as students confront a job market increasingly in demand for graduates with STEM knowledge and skills.

OPINION: The start of each new school year brings with it the perennial challenge even the most seasoned school leader must face: how to provide quality professional development for an increasingly diverse group of teachers.

A ban on using mobile phones during school hours will start for all public school students in Western Australia and Victoria.

Osborne Park-based Badge Constructions has secured a $2.9 million contract with the state government to build a new STEM building at Mount Lawley Senior High School.

Curtin University will get new equipment to support space and health research after receiving $1.4 million in government funding through the Australian Research Council (ARC).

Brookman Primary School principal Hans Geers believes science and mathematics are subjects best approached as a whole-of-curriculum experience, integrated across all subjects and taught with real-world examples.

OPINION: Schools have a significant role to play in preparing students for the new world of work.

Leadership at UWA and Curtin University recognise the value international students offer the state.

Alkimos, Piara Waters, Treeby, Burns Beach and Wellard will all receive new primary schools ahead of the 2022 school year, with the state government announcing the $116 million investment ahead of today’s mid-year budget update.

St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls has introduced two new executive roles as part of a push for greater commercial acumen in its management team.

School leaders usually agree to disagree on many thorny education issues but are united in their view that schools must be places where children and young adults can learn and develop without fear of discrimination and harassment.

The University of Western Australia has selected Canadian academic Amit Chakma as its new vice-chancellor, replacing Dawn Freshwater who is moving to a new role in New Zealand next year.

Curtin University has announced the departure of vice-chancellor Deborah Terry, who will take up the role of vice-chancellor at the University of Queensland.

Crothers Construction and Badge Constructions have begun work on two separate school upgrades, worth a respective $10 million and $9 million.

The state government today announced it will provide $30 million in funding over five years to the The Clontarf Foundation, allowing the sports academy to operate in 30 Western Australian schools as of 2020.

A series of award wins for student-developed web app Collective Care have brought attention to Seton Catholic College's project based learning class.

OPINION: Self-trolling represents a disturbing new social platform for students who turn to self-harm to express their emotional trauma.

Rio Tinto has partnered with Amazon Web Services and startup accelerator BlueChilli to develop a four-year national program designed to prepare young Australians for a digital workforce.