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The students of today are the leaders of tomorrow, so we really should be doing everything we can to foster positive and meaningful learning encounters. Part of this is encouraging partnerships with local community members who may be able to ...

New Zealand history is to be made a mandatory part of the curriculum in all New Zealand schools by 2020. The announcement was made today by the nation’s Prime Minister Jacinta Ardern and Education Minister Chris Hipkins at a ceremony ...

State governments have released the terms of reference for their review of NAPLAN. Heads of education in the Victorian, New South Wales and Queensland governments said the review – which will cost an estimated at $1 million – will identify what ...

As a culture, we have made great strides when it comes to our understanding and acceptance of mental health. Even just a few decades ago, mental health was rarely mentioned during a student’s time at school, let alone dealt with ...

Teachers in Australia can expect more pay than their peers in comparable countries. The Education at a Glance 2019 report found that average actual salaries for Australian teachers were 52 per cent higher than the OECD average at pre-primary level, 36 ...

“The thinking done by children and young people is qualitatively different to adults, but it is not inferior.” That’s the reminder sent out by Professor Roseanna Bourke, the keynote speaker at the Engagement Transforms 2019 symposium in Hobart on Friday. ...

The brain is involved in all learning that we do, so if we’re in the business of learning doesn’t it make sense that we know how the brain learns best? The current generation of young Australians will spend 11,000 hours ...

Should a woman wish to study an undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Technology Sydney, she would see her ATAR score suddenly jump 10 points. The same adjustment would be made to the ...

The latest Grattan Institute Report, Attracting high achievers to teaching, is proposing a $1.6 billion reform package to “double the number of high achievers who choose to become teachers, and increase the average ATAR of teaching graduates to 85, within ...

“A salad sandwich with no butter.” For students who have cut animal products out of their diet, this might be their only option at the school canteen come lunch time. A motion by the Australian Greens sought to expand food ...