The LNP abandonment of #NetZero targets for "economic reasons" shows what bad managers they are. Targets are essentially KPIs, so can workers abandon them? What other targets can be abandoned because they're not being met - Inflation, Productivity, Closing the Gap, NAPLAN?
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The LNP abandonment of #NetZero targets for "economic reasons" shows what bad managers they are. Targets are essentially KPIs, so can workers abandon them? What other targets can be abandoned because they're not being met - Inflation, Productivity, Closing the Gap, NAPLAN?
A speech therapist gave mum sheets to work on in stroke rehab. Mum was confused as why she got so many wrong. The therapist was using American worksheets!
It's amazing how useful brain gym, colouring books plus Aus naplan books are for stroke rehab with words, numbers & rewiring the brain
#diyrehab
It's amazing how useful brain gym, colouring books plus Aus naplan books are for stroke rehab with words, numbers & rewiring the brain
#diyrehab
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
A speech therapist gave mum sheets to work on in stroke rehab. Mum was confused as why she got so many wrong. The therapist was using American worksheets!
It's amazing how useful brain gym, colouring books plus Aus naplan books are for stroke rehab with words, numbers & rewiring the brain
#diyrehab
It's amazing how useful brain gym, colouring books plus Aus naplan books are for stroke rehab with words, numbers & rewiring the brain
#diyrehab
If pub tests were taken as seriously as NAPLAN this would be headlines for months
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Gambling regulator stops accepting gifts from betting companies, for now
The announcement comes six months after the ABC first reported the Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission chair had accepted corporate hospitality from bookmakers.
www.abc.net.au
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
If pub tests were taken as seriously as NAPLAN this would be headlines for months
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
🫸 dress neatly for exams
👉 fit check for the NAPLAN era
👉 fit check for the NAPLAN era
October 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🫸 dress neatly for exams
👉 fit check for the NAPLAN era
👉 fit check for the NAPLAN era
📢 Queenwood has doubled its success in year 9 Naplan writing – thanks to one teacher’s determination to change how it was taught.
How this Sydney private girls school doubled its NAPLAN high achievers
www.theage.com.au
October 12, 2025 at 8:34 AM
📢 Queenwood has doubled its success in year 9 Naplan writing – thanks to one teacher’s determination to change how it was taught.
How this Sydney private girls school doubled its NAPLAN high achievers
www.smh.com.au
October 12, 2025 at 8:34 AM
when i was in year 3 in school i did my first NAPLAN and failed the English part because i wasn't going to tell the government my secrets, like based me? but also where the flying fuck did i get that idea from wtf
October 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
when i was in year 3 in school i did my first NAPLAN and failed the English part because i wasn't going to tell the government my secrets, like based me? but also where the flying fuck did i get that idea from wtf
15/18 in the "very high" band.......... this is like naplan for adults with brain decay
October 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
15/18 in the "very high" band.......... this is like naplan for adults with brain decay
Once a child falls through those foundational cracks, a statistic is created. The catch-up is impossible.
It’s a massive failure on our Govts part - NAPLAN was introduced to draw a line in the sand and pivot the curriculum accordingly. Today it’s merely a marketing tool.
It’s a massive failure on our Govts part - NAPLAN was introduced to draw a line in the sand and pivot the curriculum accordingly. Today it’s merely a marketing tool.
September 30, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Once a child falls through those foundational cracks, a statistic is created. The catch-up is impossible.
It’s a massive failure on our Govts part - NAPLAN was introduced to draw a line in the sand and pivot the curriculum accordingly. Today it’s merely a marketing tool.
It’s a massive failure on our Govts part - NAPLAN was introduced to draw a line in the sand and pivot the curriculum accordingly. Today it’s merely a marketing tool.
Should but rarely is. Some of those 'difficult' kids were hard going but others simply had learning difficulties that the other schools couldn't be bothered with. They were great kids. NAPLAN results for the other schools were even a consideration.
September 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Should but rarely is. Some of those 'difficult' kids were hard going but others simply had learning difficulties that the other schools couldn't be bothered with. They were great kids. NAPLAN results for the other schools were even a consideration.
If then. We used to teach it in primary school. Then they kept on demanding more content faster. For NAPLAN.
September 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
If then. We used to teach it in primary school. Then they kept on demanding more content faster. For NAPLAN.
Este laranjão naplan colocou nos orgãos de estado não foi gente com histórico técnico, competente a altura dos cargos, colocou amizades mafiosas, anti-ciência ,pseudos valentões boçais, orientado por gurus retrógados.
September 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Este laranjão naplan colocou nos orgãos de estado não foi gente com histórico técnico, competente a altura dos cargos, colocou amizades mafiosas, anti-ciência ,pseudos valentões boçais, orientado por gurus retrógados.
His gov. also politicised the NAPLAN results as a tool to divide and set educational communities against each other. We saw the proliferation of publicising schools' results on notice boards. Real estate values were aligned with school results.
He undermined equity in public education.
He undermined equity in public education.
September 11, 2025 at 4:53 AM
His gov. also politicised the NAPLAN results as a tool to divide and set educational communities against each other. We saw the proliferation of publicising schools' results on notice boards. Real estate values were aligned with school results.
He undermined equity in public education.
He undermined equity in public education.
Here I am, giving them a tiny bit more funding, and the still criminally-underpaid and overworked teachers can't manage to force their technologically-underprivileged students to ace NAPLAN in the unheated and cooled demountable classrooms! I give up!!!
September 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Here I am, giving them a tiny bit more funding, and the still criminally-underpaid and overworked teachers can't manage to force their technologically-underprivileged students to ace NAPLAN in the unheated and cooled demountable classrooms! I give up!!!
As an outsider to the sector, it makes sense to me that the NAPLAN people are in the same room as the curriculum people and the teacher training people. And I suspect a "super agency" is a bit of an exagerration. But accept the fear of mergers; success depends on the people involved
September 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
As an outsider to the sector, it makes sense to me that the NAPLAN people are in the same room as the curriculum people and the teacher training people. And I suspect a "super agency" is a bit of an exagerration. But accept the fear of mergers; success depends on the people involved
New NAPLAN results demand better deal for public schools https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09/new-naplan-results-demand-more-immediate-funding-increases-for-public-schoolsndependent-schools-put #auspol
New NAPLAN results demand better deal for public schools
The latest NAPLAN results reveal the size of the challenges facing Australia’s school system.
johnmenadue.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
New NAPLAN results demand better deal for public schools https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09/new-naplan-results-demand-more-immediate-funding-increases-for-public-schoolsndependent-schools-put #auspol
Trevor Cobbold on #NAPLAN and Australian educational inequity. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09... #auspol
New NAPLAN results demand better deal for public schools
The latest NAPLAN results reveal the size of the challenges facing Australia’s school system.
johnmenadue.com
September 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Trevor Cobbold on #NAPLAN and Australian educational inequity. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09... #auspol
New NAPLAN results demand better deal for public schools johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
New NAPLAN results demand better deal for public schools
The latest NAPLAN results reveal the size of the challenges facing Australia’s school system.
johnmenadue.com
September 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
New NAPLAN results demand better deal for public schools johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
Some people thought there'd been a Naplan attack by terrosists.
September 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Some people thought there'd been a Naplan attack by terrosists.
Our youngest was in second grade when we had some of the world’s longest lockdowns here. They discovered that they could knock out their entire day’s remote schoolwork in a couple of hours.
Now in Year 7, and is literally above all expected results in all NAPLAN (Aust national assessment) results.
Now in Year 7, and is literally above all expected results in all NAPLAN (Aust national assessment) results.
September 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Our youngest was in second grade when we had some of the world’s longest lockdowns here. They discovered that they could knock out their entire day’s remote schoolwork in a couple of hours.
Now in Year 7, and is literally above all expected results in all NAPLAN (Aust national assessment) results.
Now in Year 7, and is literally above all expected results in all NAPLAN (Aust national assessment) results.
Building a new Dickensian society. I hate Labor with a passion and Gillard more than any. I was teaching in a low ses school under her NAPLAN regime. #PublicMoneyForPublicSchools
August 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Building a new Dickensian society. I hate Labor with a passion and Gillard more than any. I was teaching in a low ses school under her NAPLAN regime. #PublicMoneyForPublicSchools
"Our recent study showed NAPLAN scores of children who attended private schools were no different to those in public schools, after accounting for socioeconomic background."
theconversation.com/going-to-pri....
theconversation.com/going-to-pri....
Going to private school won’t make a difference to your kid’s academic scores
There is endless debate about whether private schools add value to students’ academic results. But research consistently shows when socioeconomic factors are taken into account, this is not the case.
theconversation.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"Our recent study showed NAPLAN scores of children who attended private schools were no different to those in public schools, after accounting for socioeconomic background."
theconversation.com/going-to-pri....
theconversation.com/going-to-pri....
(me, an adult) how dare you condescend to me. i got a band 9 NAPLAN score for English when I was only in year 7
August 27, 2025 at 2:49 AM
(me, an adult) how dare you condescend to me. i got a band 9 NAPLAN score for English when I was only in year 7
Although my daughter's Microcephaly causes her development delay, she is actually doing much better than her Autistic cohorts. She wants to work in the zoo or in stables or a vet clinic, these require a certain TAFE certificate, so against schools wishes she's doing NAPLAN
August 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Although my daughter's Microcephaly causes her development delay, she is actually doing much better than her Autistic cohorts. She wants to work in the zoo or in stables or a vet clinic, these require a certain TAFE certificate, so against schools wishes she's doing NAPLAN
Structural differences will be built in. Inasmuch as for example, my daughter's school is an Education Support School, seperate to the mainstream school on cohabiting campus. NAPLAN testing is discouraged therefore WACAE certification is unavailable, which is a prerequisite to enrol in TAFE
August 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Structural differences will be built in. Inasmuch as for example, my daughter's school is an Education Support School, seperate to the mainstream school on cohabiting campus. NAPLAN testing is discouraged therefore WACAE certification is unavailable, which is a prerequisite to enrol in TAFE