On Friday 11 October, it was International Day of the Girl Child which was set up by the United Nations in 2011. The aims are to focus attention on the need to address the challenges girls face, and to promote girls’ empowerment and fulfilment of their human rights.

Spotlight On: Civil Discourse and Education

6 April 2018

The 2018 Balmoral Lecture series was launched on Wednesday 21 March by Minister Rob Stokes who delivered a talk entitled ‘Challenging the STEM Orthodoxy’.

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Spotlight On: Assessment

1 March 2018

Head of English, Amy Hall, outlines the pros and pitfalls of assessment.

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Cambodia and 50K

8 September 2017

Since 2006 Queenwood has been supporting the Cambodia Schools Project.
 

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Learning Facts and Skills

28 July 2017

The education sector is prone to fads. A great example is the theory of learning styles.

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Beyond Perfectionism

21 July 2017

We consistently emphasise to all the girls (not just the ones ‘chosen’) that girls become leaders not by being presented with badges but inspiring others to get involved.

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Things That Count (Can’t Be Counted)

24 June 2017

The Kingdom of Bhutan famously developed a Gross National Happiness Index designed to measure the happiness of its population.

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NAPLAN

17 May 2017

The introduction of a minimum literacy and numeracy standard for the HSC has also caused some vigorous debate.

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Power of Turning Up

2 March 2017

We are halfway through the term (hard to believe!) and there have already been many achievements to celebrate.

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Perspective

17 February 2017

One of our new staff commented the other day on what a positive atmosphere we have at Queenwood.

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