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Positive relationships between children and teachers could be more important than previously thought, a new study has found. The Charles Sturt University study found that close, less-conflicted relationships between young students and teachers could improve language and literacy development as ...

An education expert based in the US has given a scathing review of NAPLAN, labelling it “absurd”, “bizarre” and the worst of a dozen tests he has studied in depth. Les Perelmen, a retired professor from MIT University, reviewed the ...

A record number of primary and secondary schools have completed White Ribbon Australia’s respectful relationships program, in an effort to prevent domestic violence. A total of 115 schools finished Breaking the Silence – an award-winning professional development program that takes a preventative approach ...

New South Wales’ “most outstanding” principals have been announced, and will head to the Harvard Graduate School of Education to undertake a professional education program. The recipients of the 2018 Principal’s Scholarships are: James Kozlowski from Endeavour Park High School, Paul ...

The increase in population density in urban locations and land scarcity has caused a significant escalation in the rise of vertical school projects, either in planning or under development, in major Australian capital cities. Vertical schools are characterised as multi-level ...

More than 300 teachers are expected to flock to an event today which will showcase how new technology can transform the classroom. A Department of Education initiative, InteractEd will be hosted by the University of Newcastle to support the effective ...

Inequality within Australia’s education system has cost the country at least $20 billion over the last six years, according to a new report. The figure comes from the Public Education Foundation’s latest issues paper – What Price the Gap? Education and ...

Education experts have been left questioning the value of the ATAR, after new figures showed just one in four students were entering university undergraduate courses based on their year 12 results. The latest paper by the Mitchell Institute at Victoria ...

Teachers in the early stages of their career are most likely to lack access to professional support and are most likely to leave the profession, a new study has found. Led by Dr Nick Kelly from the Queensland University of ...

After losing 10 classrooms to a fire in 2016, Melbourne’s Wesley College is being reborn from the ashes. The college is celebrating the beginning of construction for its new Glen Waverley Campus, with a turning of the sod ceremony held last ...