Articles by Dr Michael Slattery

DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: A Roadmap for Wellbeing for Successful Learning IMAGE Opinion & Comment

DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: A Roadmap for Wellbeing for Successful Learning

July 30, 2018

Why do some students perform better than others even when they have the same ability?

DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: Welcome Back - A Great Way to Begin Term 3 IMAGE Opinion & Comment

DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: Welcome Back - A Great Way to Begin Term 3

July 24, 2018

​Welcome back to Term 3 and what better way to begin than with our Teaching and Learning Conference at Newcastle University.

DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: Smartphones in classrooms IMAGE Opinion & Comment

DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: Smartphones in classrooms

July 03, 2018

Despite Government calls for smartphones to be banned in classrooms, some experts say doing so would take education back "a few years".

DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: Presentation of Proposed New School at Medowie IMAGE Opinion & Comment

DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: Presentation of Proposed New School at Medowie

June 18, 2018

Last week saw the presentation to the CBGA (Catholic Block Grant Authority) of the proposed new school, Catherine McAuley Catholic College at Medowie​.

DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: Funding of Catholic schools IMAGE Opinion & Comment

DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: Funding of Catholic schools

June 04, 2018

It is imperative that the Catholic education sector be engaged with the National Government and Mr Birmingham in the decision making process around the Gonski 2.0 Funding Package.

DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: NAPLAN IMAGE Opinion & Comment

DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: NAPLAN

May 23, 2018

Much has been said recently about NAPLAN testing. I agree with a review of NAPLAN testing including debate on the wider ramifications such as simplistic league tables.