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Special educational needs reforms 'failing generation of children'

Special educational needs reforms 'failing generation of children' | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Pupils unsupported and families caught up in ‘conflict and despair’, says inquiry
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Leadership within education is always a challenge, but in the rapidly changing technology landscape we now work in, it seems even more daunting. I've collected some interesting reflections on educational leadership here. Enjoy!
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Five ways to improve leadership in universities

Five ways to improve leadership in universities | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Troubled times call for strong leaders – so with tough challenges ahead, higher education needs to be looking forward
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Disability awareness resources and training for healthcare providers: See Me. Hear Me. Respect Me.

Disability awareness resources and training for healthcare providers: See Me. Hear Me. Respect Me. | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Disability awareness training is a critical step in creating a more inclusive and supportive
healthcare system that respects the dignity and rights of people with disability. By encouraging your staff and colleagues to access Queensland Health's disability awareness resources, and participate in disability awareness training, you are helping to empower more of our health workforce to deliver healthcare that meets the unique needs of people with disability.
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Great free resource library for healthcare providers.
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QS World University Rankings 2024: How Australian universities rank among world’s best

QS World University Rankings 2024: How Australian universities rank among world’s best | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
One Victorian university has been named among the world’s top 20, but experts warn a limit on international students could hinder our progress.
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Education: Victoria’s worst free TAFE completion rates revealed

Just 1 per cent of Victorians who registered for a free plumbing course in recent years successfully completed their training.
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Harvard to stay silent on issues that don’t impact university’s ‘core function’

Harvard to stay silent on issues that don’t impact university’s ‘core function’ | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Harvard University announced Tuesday it will no longer weigh in on public matters that don’t impact the Ivy League school’s core function, a shift that follows a historic period of turmoil at the storied university.
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‘It gives me no pleasure, but I am going to have to beat you’: was I the last boy to be flogged at Eton?

‘It gives me no pleasure, but I am going to have to beat you’: was I the last boy to be flogged at Eton? | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The futility of Jack’s beating taught me a vital lesson – that violence is the last resort of the incompetent. That lesson has influenced my own parenting, seeking to find non-punitive ways to guide and discipline my two now-teenage children.
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Billionaire stuns grads with $1,000 gift

Billionaire stuns grads with $1,000 gift | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Billionaire Rob Hale surprised graduates from University of Massachusetts Dartmouth by gifting two envelopes containing $1,000 - one to keep and another to gift to the graduating class during his commencement speech. 
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We need more Billionaire's like this, who aren't so concerned about keeping all of their money!
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Why human-centered design is critical for universities. Advertising by EY

Why human-centered design is critical for universities. Advertising by EY | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Purposefully putting human needs and expectations at the center of higher education digital transformation will improve university success. Learn more.
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Do consultants really understand higher education? Do we trust them with our business or are we using them just to give the appearance that we have external validation and consultation?
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Higher Education Needs More Socrates and Plato

Higher Education Needs More Socrates and Plato | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The liberal arts are fading just when we need them most.
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No One Knows What Universities Are For

No One Knows What Universities Are For | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Bureaucratic bloat has siphoned power away from instructors and researchers.
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Professors Are Helicopter Protesting With Students

Professors Are Helicopter Protesting With Students | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Faculty are involving themselves in student demonstrations, and sometimes getting injured or arrested. Are they helping?
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Science of learning: what it really tells us about teaching

Science of learning: what it really tells us about teaching | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The science of learning has become embroiled in an ideological argument that has little to do with the reality of what it can and cannot do for teaching, argues Jared Cooney Horvath
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Majority of university chiefs in Victoria earn over $1m despite budget woes.

Majority of university chiefs in Victoria earn over $1m despite budget woes. | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Federal government vows crackdown as institutions increased their vice-chancellor’s salaries amid job losses in the sector
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Minister warned unis of campus tensions days after October 7

Minister warned unis of campus tensions days after October 7 | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Universities assured Education Minister Jason Clare they had measures in place to deal with antisemitism on campus within days of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
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Max the Cat received an honorary degree from Vermont State University.

Max the Cat received an honorary degree from Vermont State University. | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
“It’s hilarious that he now has a doctoral degree — but he really deserves it.” said Ali Impomeni, a student at Vermont State University.
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Deakin University admits to Fair Work Ombudsman that it underpaid casual academic staff

Deakin University admits to Fair Work Ombudsman that it underpaid casual academic staff | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The university has turned itself in to the Fair Work Ombudsman after discovering it had been underpaying casual academic staff – two years after the union first accused it of doing so.
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‘I see little point’: UK university students on why attendance has plummeted.

‘I see little point’: UK university students on why attendance has plummeted. | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
About half the students who got in touch skip lectures, with many ‘disappointed’ with the experience and others forced to prioritise paid work
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Truth-telling book about Melbourne University’s racist past will shock, challenge

Truth-telling book about Melbourne University’s racist past will shock, challenge | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The vice chancellor says a new truth-telling book will challenge people’s rosy picture of the university’s past engagements with Indigenous people.
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The Leadership Role: Considerations

The Leadership Role: Considerations | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
To successfully prepare for and step into leadership roles as you move along your career path, you should consider several specific areas to improve y
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Higher Education Isn’t the Enemy

Higher Education Isn’t the Enemy | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Those who threaten academic freedom, from outside or inside campus, are threatening higher education itself—to America’s peril.
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More thoughts on ‘ghost students’

More thoughts on ‘ghost students’ | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Dr Cathy Stone, Conjoint Associate Professor, University of Newcastle
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Teaching in the 21st Century

Teaching in the 21st Century | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Social media, multiple screens, mental health. How teachers in 2024 can navigate the new world of education and bring their best for the next generation of students.
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University of Wollongong considers Saudi Arabia expansion

University of Wollongong considers Saudi Arabia expansion | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The institution was the first foreign university to be granted a licence to explore opening in the authoritarian kingdom.
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Colleges Love Protests—When They’re in the Past

Colleges Love Protests—When They’re in the Past | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
America’s Colleges Are Reaping What They Sowed
Universities spent years saying that activism is not just welcome but encouraged on their campuses. Students took them at their word.

By Tyler Austin Harper
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I’m going to be blunt: our neurotypical school system is the problem. By Elly Desmarchelier

I’m going to be blunt: our neurotypical school system is the problem. By Elly Desmarchelier | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Classrooms must be places of learning not conflict, where each child’s individual needs are understood and supported
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Israel War: Inside the protest camps at Monash and Melbourne universities

Israel War: Inside the protest camps at Monash and Melbourne universities | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
As police raided student protest encampments at American universities with rubber bullets and tear gas, in Melbourne academics brought jam and scones.
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