Education Review

In today’s increasingly urbanised world, many students are disconnected from the origins of their food, and the complex systems that bring it to their plates. Australia’s agricultural sector is an $80billion-plus industry that exports approximately…

A panel of teachers and school association representatives brainstormed what role educators will play in the Albanese government's social media ban for under 16-year-olds, due to come into effect in December, 2025.

For decades, schools and universities have relied on traditional communication tools, bulletin boards, posters, flyers, emails, and PA announcements, to share updates, promote events, and build a sense of community. But in today’s fast-moving, digital-first…

Less than one in five students tells a teacher or school counsellor when they are affected by family and domestic violence, a Monash University study found. The research analysed the responses of 1651 young people,…

The science of learning has become a lightning rod for debate among Australian educators, researchers and policymakers. Beneath these debates, however, are important insights about how individuals learn and how teachers can support them to…

Across Australia, students are exploring the cutting edge of technology through the Optus Digital Thumbprint program – innovative, free national workshops. Now, comes a brand new offering; a virtual classroom all about Generative AI. This…

Former opposition education spokeswoman and senior Liberal party member Sarah Henderson has been replaced by Tasmanian senator Jonathon Duniam. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley announced her new shadow ministry on Wednesday afternoon, including the new opposition…

A revised plan to up-end the NSW state workers compensation scheme will be tabled in parliament on Tuesday following widespread opposition from the state’s unions. Multiple unions representing teachers, nurses and a range of other…

At G&C Mutual Bank, we understand that being a teacher isn’t always easy. You show up every day, shaping minds and building futures, often without the recognition you deserve. While you’re busy supporting students, the…

Every year, thousands of New South Wales students sit a test to determine places for highly sought-after selective high schools. These are academically selective public schools often associated with high Year 12 scores. While there…

Student teacher enrolments are bouncing back nationally after they dipped during the Covid-19 pandemic, fuelling positivity that the pipeline of graduates can ease the profession’s workforce shortage. It comes after the extreme pressures of working…

School attendance levels have dipped for another year, with the number of students attending classes falling below pre-Covid-19 levels. Across Australia in 2024, the attendance rate for students in primary and high schools was 88.3…

Former NSW education secretary and current University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor Mark Scott has defended spending millions of dollars on contractors to help build schools, amid a corruption inquiry into the man he helped hire to…

Sydney’s fastest-growing suburb needs double the number of schools it’s been promised, with the local mayor labelling the state government’s ‘pop-up’ schools a “Band-Aid”. Hill Shire Mayor Michelle Byrne has appealed to the NSW government…

A job listing analysis has found the school principal role is the second-fastest growing high-salary job vacancy in Australia, with a 10 per cent rise in job listings in 2024. Job site Indeed collated the…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed Education Minister Jason Clare would stay in his former role when he announced his new cabinet on Monday. Andrew Giles will remain Skills and Training Minister and newcomer to cabinet…

Two prestigious Sydney schools will no longer have co-educational learning at their junior campuses, going against a wave of single-sex colleges shifting towards boys and girls learning together. Kincoppal-Rose Bay, in the eastern suburbs, which…

A Brisbane high school teacher charged over allegedly grooming a 15-year-old boy has had her charges dropped. Chelsea Jane Edwards, 30, a sports co-ordinator at Indooroopilly State High School at the time she was charged, faced two…

A former senior Coalition minister has fronted a corruption inquiry into one of his own top bureaucrats, over claims the NSW Department of Education chief hired friends to complete jobs worth more than $12m. Rob…

Australians have resoundingly re-elected Anthony Albanese as prime minister delivering Labor a huge majority, while Peter Dutton has lost his own seat in what was one of the most devastating results for the Coalition in…

Quality Teaching in Practice returns for its fourth consecutive year, as one of the leading educational research and practice conference for teachers, school leaders and policymakers. The theme for the 2025 edition of the Quality…

Children will be given greater tools to tackle body images issues and live healthier lives under a $3.6m Albanese government election pledge. If re-elected, Labor will invest $3.6m in the next phase of 2023 Australian…

Australians will go to the polls this Saturday to choose the next government. The Australian Labor Party, the Liberal-National Coalition and the Australian Greens have a variety of different policies for education in the funding,…

Standing at the front of a particularly challenging Year 4 classroom last year, I felt the familiar signs of overwhelm creeping in. Student voices escalated, transitions between activities became chaotic, and the post-lunch energy surge…

A coalition of 19 disability organisations has called out the government’s delay on “meaningful action” for inclusive education after an alarming new report found a sharp rise in bullying of disabled students. There has been…

Starting high school is one of the most significant transitions young people make in their education. Many different changes happen at once – from making new friends to getting used to a new school environment…

Education Minister Jason Clare's seat of Blaxland is considered safe, but the impacts of western Sydney's "melting pot" population on this election remains to be seen. ABC chief election analyst Antony Green says Blaxland is…

A Coalition government has pledged $260m to get more high school students to take up trades instead of pursuing university, after the opposition indicated it would cut the Labor’s fee-free TAFE program if it wins…

Every Australian child attending a public school would have access to a free lunch each day under a Greens policy that would cost the budget $11.6bn over three years. Greens leader Adam Bandt will announce…

Opposition Leader and prime ministerial candidate Peter Dutton has said education standards have declined not because of funding, but due to indoctrination of students in classrooms. Mr Dutton on Sunday addressed the Liberal Party at…