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Want to crush climate catastrophe? You better develop engineers early
To face many of the challenges of climate change or pandemic recovery, we need STEM workers in Australia …
The amazing secrets of band six (and what you should know)
New South Wales, Day 1, Term 1. A whole staff meeting to begin the school year. At some point after the Principal’s address, the Leader of Learning (or similar) starts their Powerpoint to go through the previous year’s HSC results subject by subject, particularly the number of Band 6s. In non-selective high schools, invariably the …
Specialist science and maths teachers in primary schools are not the solution
The idea to put specialist science and maths teachers into Australian primary schools gained a lot of support after the latest results of international tests were announced. It even became official policy in NSW last year when then Education Minister, Adrian Piccoli, announced a plan to deliver hundreds of specialist STEM (science, technology, engineering and …
Girls and coding: draw strength from the community focus
Girls and coding, I find it heartening that we are talking about making the connection and that some …
Why Australia needs more women in STEM professions and how you can help us get there
Only 11% of today’s engineers are women. Does it matter? Well, imagine for a moment what our world …