The future of special schools in Australia
New research from C4IE members Dr Carly Lassig, Dr Glenys Mann, Associate Professor Beth Saggers, Professor Suzanne Carrington and Dr Sofia Mavropoulou together with colleagues from The University of Queensland examined recent Government inquiries into the education of Australian students with disability to ascertain what progress has…
Research on suspensions featured on the Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraphy has recently published an article on over-representation of boys suspended from NSW schools, featuring Professor Linda Graham. You can read the full story here…
Podcast: Interview with Professor Suzanne Carrington
Last week, Professor Suzanne Carrington was interviewed by Dr Joanne Banks in an episode of Inclusion Dialogue. Inclusion Dialogue is a podcast based on conversations with international experts on how to implement inclusive education and teach to diversity in schools around the world.
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Impact: how to tell your extraordinary teaching story
Associate Professor Jill Willis and Dr. Leanne Crosswell discuss the support needed for Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers (HALT) to tell their stories of impact in the latest AARE blog post. Read the full blog here…
Schools running mental health programs without evidence they work: study
Research led by C4IE Engagement and Learning Program co-Leader A/Prof Kristin Laurens has been featured in The Sydney Morning Herald. The study, published this month in the journal School Mental Health, was co-authored C4IE Director Prof Linda Graham and other leading academics. The research included a survey of nearly 600 NSW primary…
Podcast: Working with Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers
A/Prof Jill Willis has led research with Independent Schools Queensland’s Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers (HALT) certification program and is researching the outcomes of the HALT program. In this The School Bell podcast, she discusses how the teaching profession has changed, Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers, Independent…
Autism group set for online expansion
Code Blue for Autism was forced to take its group sessions online when the pandemic hit. It proved so successful, the organisation has been awarded a federal grant to expand the program. That means people with autism who live in parts of Australia without these services, will now be able to take part. The sessions include socialising and…
Suspensions and expulsions could set our most vulnerable kids on a path to school drop-out, drug use and crime
C4IE Director Professor Linda Graham and C4IE members Callula Killingly and Kristin Laurens investigate increasing numbers of students being excluded from Australian schools. We know from publicly available data in New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland that these exclusions begin in the first year of school when children can be…
ARC Linkage Success: A C4IE success story!
Congratulations to A/Prof Jill Willis, Prof Jill Franz, A/Prof Jenna Gillett-Swan, Dr Nick Kelly, Dr Prue Miles and Dr Andrew Gibson on your successful ARC Linkage, announced in Linkage Round 3 2021! The project, titled The impact of urban vertical schools on students’ capability and wellbeing was mentioned in the Campus Morning Mail on…
Inclusive Education: Essential Knowledge for Success
Highlighted on 28 July in the Campus Morning Mail as MOOC of the Morning, Inclusive Education: Essential Knowledge for Success is now available via FutureLearn! This free, self-paced, two-hour online course is designed to help learners discover what inclusive education really is, explore its benefits and learn to implement it at system…