From the PDHPE classroom to history, science and beyond, teachers at Queenwood School are working to raise the bar in discipline-specific writing skills – and an instructional framework is paving the way.
In the Junior School we have implemented a Wellbeing Program for K-6 this year. The program provides a smooth transition to the Senior School Wellbeing Program which has been in place for a number of years.
Rote-learning can be viewed as old-fashioned but it is one of the most efficient methods of securing information in long-term memory.
There is a tendency in education for apparently logical solutions to backfire. The NAPLAN system is a case in point.
Military history and high educational policy came together this week, which marked the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic. In our Senior School assembly we commemorated the lives lost in what Churchill regarded as the greatest peril of the entire war.
When parents do set boundaries, one of the most unnerving responses from their daughter is: 'But everybody else is doing it.' This can pose a real dilemma.
The 2018 Balmoral Lecture series was launched on Wednesday 21 March by Minister Rob Stokes who delivered a talk entitled ‘Challenging the STEM Orthodoxy’.
There was school spirit and sensational performances in abundance at our annual swimming carnival.
A full transcript of the Balmoral Lecture on the role of STEM in the education system by The Hon. Rob Stokes, Minister for Education.
Head of English, Amy Hall, outlines the pros and pitfalls of assessment.
In December 2017, a group of Year 10 girls immersed themselves in Cambodia’s rich and varied history.