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Studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics shouldn’t be limited to engineers or scientists, with one expert arguing that STEM skills are essential in everyday life. “We all need to have numeracy skills and be literate in science,” Andrew Seen, associate ...

A University of Canberra researcher has been awarded $2.6 million for his project which aims to make mathematics more engaging for disadvantaged high-school students in Indonesia. Led by UC Centenary Professor Thomas Lowrie, the three-year project is focused on improving ...

The Queensland government is set to overhaul the way Year 12 students are assessed for university placement. Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek said the reform means OP rankings will be replaced with school-based assessments incorporating three internal, plus one external, exam. The ...

Education Editor Antonia Maiolo speaks to Kira Clarke a lecturer in Education Policy at the University of Melbourne. For the last ten years Kira has been researching post-compulsory education and training, with a focus on youth transitions and VET in ...

Education Editor Antonia Maiolo speaks to Sarah Mullucks, a 28-year-old teacher working in a remote school in the Northern Territory. Sarah who was recently named a Northern Territory teacher of the year for her work as a primary teacher at ...

Education Editor Antonia Maiolo speaks to Ian Li an economist based at the School of Population Health at the University of Western Australia. Li discusses the role of schools' socioeconomic status in determining academic performance at university which was the ...

Poor parental behaviour blights the image – and the reality – of youth sport, but physical educators can make a contribution to addressing this issue. By Sam Elliott and Terry Magias The topic of parents in sport, or “sport-parenting” as ...

Sometimes the simpler the lesson, and the less the technology, the more effective will be the learning. The lesson suggestions offered here are well-placed to engage and stimulate.By Rachel Maissan As teachers, we have all experienced the brilliant lesson thwarted ...

David La Bozzetta sees great benefits for schools in cloud computing. Here, he talks to Antonia Maiolo about outsourcing IT chores to experts, improved security, controlled costs, increased storage space and much more. Innovation and constant change have been key ...

A new educational resource is offering educators across Australia guidance on how best to support and teach students with a disability. The Disability Standards for Education (DSE) eLearning initiative, being launched today by the University of Canberra, is a web-based ...