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24.01.2022 Thousands of year 12 students taking the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning are at risk of being unable to complete their studies this year because of coronavirus restrictions and school closures that have prevented them doing essential practical work.

22.01.2022 Hi everyone, Anna Prytz from the education team here. We’re looking at how parents and guardians and school staff are helping kids tackle anxiety stemming from lockdown and remote learning. If you’d like to share your tips or experiences please get in touch by emailing [email protected]. Thanks so much.

21.01.2022 Monash University vice-chancellor Margaret Gardner says Australian universities, including campuses that have hibernated through Melbourne’s long COVID-19 winter, remain well-placed to attract students from overseas.

18.01.2022 Monash University’s move to slash some theatre and music courses has drawn international condemnation, with scholars from some of the world’s top universities issuing a letter of protest.

15.01.2022 What comes through is how resilient children are."

15.01.2022 The coronavirus pandemic is expected to claim almost one in 10 jobs in Australian universities, diminishing the tertiary sector's research capacity and reducing its ability to teach the next generation of domestic students.

14.01.2022 The Victorian government is failing to reach key targets to improve the education of Aboriginal students, with Indigenous children in public high schools missing more than seven weeks of school per year on average.

11.01.2022 Boarding schools are pushing to establish an AFL-style quarantine hub to boost Australia's international secondary student market, which has been rattled by international and state border closures.

11.01.2022 Victoria’s vocational high school certificate will be abolished and merged with the VCE, in a move aimed at dispelling the persistent stigma that it is solely for non-academic children.

08.01.2022 Government schools have been told not to pursue families who do not pay for essential learning materials such as textbooks, stationery and art equipment, but instead to find ways to pay from their own budgets.

08.01.2022 Schools can choose how they deliver remote learning for preps through to year 10, although they must cover literacy, numeracy, PE and additional curriculum areas. The stakes are high. Victorian students in grade 3 to year 10 will have missed up to 17 weeks of face-to-face classes by the end of term three, making them among the most affected by COVID-19 schools closures, an OECD report released last week found.

07.01.2022 Schools have been unshackled from most remaining coronavirus restrictions, clearing the way for a long list of previously banned activities including parental visits, inter-school sports and large indoor graduation ceremonies with families attending.

06.01.2022 Many Victorian private schools are freezing fees next year to help families recover from the financial impact of the coronavirus crisis.

06.01.2022 Australian students are almost twice as likely to start school without kindergarten or preschool than the OECD average, raising concerns about the effect on academic performance in later years.

03.01.2022 OPINION: Universities are desperate to get the students back. I hope they do, safely. And I hope that once they’re here, we see them for what they’re really worth: not as walking dollar signs, but as bright young minds here to contribute to the Australian project.

01.01.2022 Victorian sessional kindergarten will remain free for most families in the fourth term. The state government will provide $26.7 million in additional funding for early childhood services set to reopen on October 5.

01.01.2022 Families where they’ve got children of care and primary age, it will be significant news for them and music to their ears.

01.01.2022 The Victorian public education system will get a $3 billion boost in Tuesday's state budget after Premier Daniel Andrews announced a program to build an upgrade state schools.