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New research claims 65 per cent of Australian parents do not take any precautions to protect their children online. While two thirds are concerned about their children’s online safety, virtually the same amount allows them to surf the internet unsupervised. ...

Prior to development and implementation of NAPLAN each state and territory conducted its own regime of numeracy and literacy testing for primary and secondary school students. These tests were an integral feature of state-based monitoring and reporting for up to ...

Initial Advice papers are drafted based on research, consultation and advice about issues and future directions for each learning area. ‘Lead Writers’ are appointed to draft ’shape papers’ for each learning area and ACARA consults with teachers and curriculum experts ...

The Institute will work collaboratively with government and non-government school systems, and key stakeholders including professional associations across the country. The Institute will be jointly located in Brisbane and Melbourne and will have close working relationships with recently established leadership ...

Is an important element of school leadership for the longer term, according to educationists Brian Caldwell and David Loader in a new publication — and the onus for success falls on teachers and school leaders themselves. ‘Better schools will only ...

Transparency is vital to the quality of any open, democratic society, where information flows freely between the general public and governments, and where governments are accountable to the electorate. This is in contrast with societies where information is kept secret ...

I get slightly tired of the rhetoric around ‘education for the twenty-first century’, as if the mere passing of a certain multiple of a thousand years from an arbitrarily defined point ushers in a new era of enlightenment. Yes, there ...

I remember reading a newspaper article some time ago that said the adolescent brain doesn’t develop into an adult brain until age 25. The article referred to a research study where this had been scientifically proven. I went to work ...

For several states the curriculum provides for more complex maths to be learned at an earlier age. While endorsing the content, mathematicians and teachers have expressed concerns about the capability of generalist primary teachers to deliver it. Some have flagged ...

Further, evidence from a major education review has found that England’s drive to raise standards has had mixed results, with positive gains coming at a price. The author behind the biggest enquiry into English primary education in 50 years, the ...