Month: September 2017
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How schools can prepare for the Phonics Screening Check – a practical guide
Oxford University Press White Paper: Phonics is Knowledge by Ruth Miskin Training consultant Hayley Goldsworthy The Federal Government last week announced its commitment to introducing literacy and numeracy checks for Year 1 students. The literacy component would include a Phonics Screening Check. Oxford University Press has developed a white paper titled ‘Phonics is Knowledge’ to…
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Meaningful Marketing Metrics
By Professor Byron Sharp, Director of the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute and author of Marketing: Theory, Evidence, Practice (second edition) Technology and globalisation mean that many organisations are losing their location-based monopoly power and are having to become more customer-oriented. Consequently demand for marketing skills is rising. Today we see banks, universities, even charities and hospitals with large…
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Helping teachers make sense of the Year 1 phonics screening check
The Australian Government today announced its commitment to implementing a nationally consistent literacy and numeracy check for all Year 1 students across Australia. At Oxford University Press we believe effective literacy teaching, and specifically the teaching of reading, should be grounded in findings from rigorous, evidence-based research. In order to provide teachers with the tools to…
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‘Donoghue Day’ wins Connecting with Law Short Film Competition
The Connecting with Law Short Film Competition is an annual event run by Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand. It is open to all students enrolled in an Australian law degree and has proven itself to be unique way of encouraging law students to connect with their field of study and contribute to legal…
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From cooking to a trip to the zoo – fun ways parents can build children’s early literacy skills
Many parents are looking for ways to help ensure their children are school-ready. One way of doing this is by helping children to develop early literacy skills that will set them on the path towards learning to read. The Australian Literacy Educators’ Association (ALEA) has developed the Little People’s Literacy Learning Modules to provide parents…
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OUP staff select their top five books of all time
To mark the Australian Reading Hour on September 14, we asked some Oxford University Press Australia and New Zealand staff to list their top five reads of all time. Do you agree with their selections? What books are in your top five? Liz Little Women by Louisa May Alcott – I think anyone who has read…
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Ethics, legal professionalism and mental health
By Paula Baron and Lillian Corbin The growing awareness of mental health issues in the legal profession has significant implications for those entering the legal profession and for their ethical conduct. Knowledge that lawyers, as a profession, have higher rates of depression, anxiety, substance abuse and suicide than other trades and professions has been well…
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Oxford Literacy Assess – What is the impact?
Researchers are increasingly focusing on the role of assessment in teaching practice, not only to measure learner progress, but also to enable it, allowing teachers to accurately identify the needs of their students and tailor their plans more efficiently. The importance of selecting the right assessment program is therefore paramount and has led to a…