Education Review Issue 05 October 2023 | Page 3

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MANAGING EDITOR Rebecca Cox rebecca . cox @ news . com . au
NEWS
2 Move to co-ed schools
4 Marble Bar ’ s dual approach
EDUCATION EDITOR Erin Nixon erin . nixon @ news . com . au
6 Cover story Teacher ’ s spend $ 1,000 of their own money on classroom supplies
NEWS EDITOR Erin Morley erin . morley @ news . com . au
SUBSCRIPTIONS Francesca Mackay francesca . mackay @ news . com . au

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8 What ’ s in the NSW budget for education
INDUSTRY & REFORM
10 Early entry offers Is this the end of ATAR ?
14 ‘ A lifetime of segregation ’ Royal commissioners dissent on special schools
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16 ‘ A real opportunity ’ How reform can stop disability exclusion
IN THE CLASSROOM
18 Harvest feast Free food waste program
19 Reading the room The next stage of phonics
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21 Ban lifted Trialling AI in schools
22 Head of the class A principal goes to school
24 Stronger together Inclusive leadership wins
25 Distraction action Phone ban in NSW schools

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26 Tailor learning Changes in the math curriculum
TECHNOLOGY
28 Digital disadvantage A big hurdle for Indigenous people

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