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Bridie Smith

Melbourne

Education Reporter at The Age

Education reporter @theage | Formerly desk editor, science editor, consumer affairs reporter @theage | Creator of @ZoosVictoria podcast, Fauna.

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  • 1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Bridie Smith

    Exponential Interactive, Inc d/b/a VDX.tvCookie duration: 90 (days). Data collected and processed: IP addresses, Device identifiers, Probabilistic identifiers, Browsing and interaction data, Non-precise location data, Users’ profiles, Privacy choicesmoreCookie duration resets each session. View details | Privacy policyConsentCookie duration: 365 (days).

  • 1 week ago | theage.com.au | Bridie Smith

    , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Australian students’ maths abilities have been compromised over decades as a result of “faddish, unproven” teaching methods that have failed to deliver results, a national study has found.

  • 2 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Bridie Smith

    , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Private schools are offering a 60-hour week to students as parents look for ways to make home life fit around work commitments, meaning some children could have longer work days than their parents.

  • 2 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Bridie Smith

    Exponential Interactive, Inc d/b/a VDX.tvCookie duration: 90 (days). Data collected and processed: IP addresses, Device identifiers, Probabilistic identifiers, Browsing and interaction data, Non-precise location data, Users’ profiles, Privacy choicesmoreCookie duration resets each session. View details | Privacy policyConsentCookie duration: 365 (days).

  • 4 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Bridie Smith

    , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. For students at Wyndham Park Primary School, turning up at school comes with benefits beyond classroom results. It means the chance to accumulate points which, each week, can be redeemed for toys such as yo-yos, whistles, fidget toys or board games. But while these tangible rewards get results, students have their eyes on a bigger, tastier prize: pizza.

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Bridie Smith
Bridie Smith @BridieSmith
24 May 24

It was a pleasure to judge the new @walkleys award for Coverage of Science and the Environment. We now have a dedicated award which attracted more than 80 entries. High five to all who entered and huge congrats to the finalists. #Walkleys https://t.co/yONMeHDlFM

Bridie Smith
Bridie Smith @BridieSmith
9 Sep 21

RT @tommckendrick: We're hiring! Looking for a talented audio producer @theage & @smh - #podcasts, #storytelling, #audio of every kind. Hav…

Bridie Smith
Bridie Smith @BridieSmith
13 Jul 21

If you missed ‘Cracking COVID’ on @ABCTV tonight, do look it up on iView. Amazing research and insights into Australia’s scientific response to the pandemic, featuring Nobel Laureate @ProfPCDoherty Well done @pembertonfilms https://t.co/A9EuR0daEr #crackingcovid @GenepoolTV