An interesting point about double dissolutions. The power to grant a double dissolution is the only power of the Governor-General that cannot be exercised by the King. It is not a power inherited from the crown but one invented by the Constitution and so for the GG alone.

My last revision class with my Year 12s is tomorrow and I am preparing a game of celebrity head with these name tags that I will stick to head bands HTAWA #History #Revision #AustralianPrimeMinisters

Year 9 Civics students are going to work on an assessment where they have to create a political campaign, this worksheet introduces the topic. Download available at the HASS_WA Facebook page. #Politics #WA_Education #Civics #Year9

#OnThisDay 80 years ago, PM John Curtin visited Kent Street State School for Citizenship Day, on the same street as the future site of Curtin University's campus. Curtin called on students to fulfill the better future Australia was fighting for. ow.ly/Axi650TJlFO

Supporting my History students to assess sources, HTAWA

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It’s Media Literacy Week! Incorrect info isn’t always easy to spot. That’s why we encourage everyone to Stop, Check and Consider. Swipe to see the steps you should take when you see election information. aec.gov.au/About_AEC/elec…

Left: David Crowe in the SMH, on Senator Lidia Thorpe's loud protest to the King Right: The Manchester Guardian in 1912, on the suffragettes' violent protests for women's voting rights

Rather than lowering expectations for struggling students, invest in building a stronger relationship with them; when they feel supported and valued, they are more likely to rise to meet those expectations.

#WorldteachersDay2025 aitsl

Wrongly convicted of a crime? Your ability to clear your name can come down to your postcode #11PAL12 #11PAL23 #12PAL20 theconversation.com/wrongly-convic… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

My students got very creative with this task. #Civics #Court #Justice

☝️Dylan Wiliam said that Cognitive Load Theory is ‘the single most important thing for teachers to know’. This poster summarises some key ideas from CLT and offers 6 strategies to optimise instruction and maximise learning. 👊 REPOST and grab a free HQ copy here:

It is time for me to sign off Twitter, please follow me under my name, BecdeBeer at BSky, for all HASS and History teacher things.

What really happened in Amsterdam’s soccer riots between supporters of Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv? We look at how the truth got lost in the rush to judgement.

Final lesson before Christmas break with Y13 calls for Weimar & Nazi Germany, Spotify wrapped edition! #SpotifyWrapped

In just two years, the Labor government have freed Australians Julian Assange, Cheng Lei, Sean Turnell and five of the Bali Nine from overseas prisons. Meanwhile, the LNP are scheming on ways that they can lock up your ten year old kids.

Doing such a great job. The ignorance of many, the lies of quite a few. The facts speak for themself

"Inflation is down, incomes are strengthening, unemployment is very low, interest rates are coming down and now growth is picking up as well." More good news and more reasons to vote Labor for a second term of government.