Children learn through play – it shouldn’t stop at preschool Over the next few weeks, many preschoolers will meet their foundation teachers, spend some time in a classroom and hopefully ... »
Physical activity is good for health, and participation in sport is known to be one of the best ways to be physically active. Participation in sport is known to contribute to positive physical and psychosocial health above and beyond individual-based physical activities.
Victoria University hosted a Roundtable with 40 leaders from the tertiary education, government, industry and not-for-profit sectors, to discuss this changing role. The Roundtable reached agreement on one overarching idea: the need to achieve a more coherent, yet still differentiated, tertiary education system.
The vision and aspirations of the Melbourne Declaration, as important as they are, have not been realised. Australia’s future success depends on the ability of the education system to support every child and young person to realise their full learning potential, and to thrive in a competitive and innovative economy and a socially cohesive society.
School choice is a defining feature of Australian education. One reason is because more families make choices between public and private schools than in other OECD countries.