At Oxford, we’ve been shaping Australian learning since 1908. Education is at the heart of all we do, and this is why we’re committed to producing high-quality resources to inspire every learner to achieve their very best. Our commitment to education research supports the investigation of new pedagogies and technologies to pioneer innovation in our […]
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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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By Professor Emeritus Merv Hyde PhD AM, School of Education, University of the Sunshine Coast More and more students are being suspended and excluded from schools than in the past, according to recent reports from several Australian school systems. We have even seen rapidly escalating rates of student suspensions from Prep and Grade 1 classes. Disturbingly, some states […]
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By Brian Murray Hardly a year seems to pass by without some survey or other exposing a slip in numeracy standards in Australian schools. In late 2016, Education Minister, Simon Birmingham, said he was “embarrassed for Australia” because of the way Year 4 students had fallen behind other countries in Maths. Bodies such as the […]
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