As teachers across Australia get set to celebrate World Teachers’ Day tomorrow, educators and community members are being asked to post a photo of themselves on social media to thank teachers and look towards the “bright future of teaching”. The ...

During my third year of teaching English and History at senior secondary school, I told a colleague I wanted to enroll in a Master of Educational Studies as I was passionate about literacy education. She responded: “Why would you want ...

When one considers that more than a quarter of the Australian population is born overseas, it becomes obvious that educators will teach at least some students for whom English is not their first language or dialect. In an article posted ...

The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) is encouraging community members to support the work of teachers on the eve of World Teacher’ Day and for teachers to value their contributions to society. AITSL kicked off a campaign ...

The Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) has thrown its support behind a new online course focusing on educators’ wellbeing. The link between teacher wellbeing and their ability to support their colleagues and students is well established, as ...

Professor John Hattie has urged educators to discard the old habits and traditions that have defined western schooling in the modern age and embrace a new ‘grammar’ of learning. In a contribution to EducationHQ inspired by the COVID-19 schooling experience, ...

After the release of December’s disappointing PISA results, student achievement, teacher quality, curriculum content and quality-assurance measures were destined to be on the table at the Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Education Declaration, which concluded on December 12. Here are some of ...

As someone who was a teacher in a former life, I can relate to the common description of teaching as a largely thankless job. Often it’s not until years later that a teacher will be approached by a student they ...

A diverse school workforce is the key to a successful school, according to a new report released by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL), the country’s federally funded body for excellence in teaching and leadership. Entitled Spotlight: ...

The quality of Australia’s trainee teachers is again under fire, with one in 10 failing the literacy and numeracy test required to teach. The Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) is a federal initiative and was created ...