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Some months ago, the NSW Premier announced a new targeted strategy for improving the education sector in NSW. The overarching goal is set to improve student outcomes by successfully transitioning more young people from education to the workforce. Unlike the ...

The ability of Australian students to problem-solve in maths classes has been identified as integral in improving the ability levels of current Australian maths students, a challenge that has simultaneously beguiled and confused some educators for far too long. After ...

Author James Marsden has often followed the path less travelled. Although he enrolled in university in his early years, it took him longer than expected to graduate, even walking away from tertiary studies several times. “Like many a young person, ...

Forty-six artworks by students who studied VCE Art and Studio Arts in 2020 are being displayed at the National Gallery of Australia, providing insights into the thoughts and ideas of young people during one of the most tumultuous periods in ...

A NSW Department of Education program that teaches students in Years 3-12 how to combat racism has been slammed by the director of the Foundations of Western Civilisation Program at the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA). Dr Bella d’Abrera has ...

Plans are afoot to formally teach the Noongar language in Western Australian primary schools alongside Asian and European languages. Noongar is the language of Aboriginal people hailing from WA’s south-east and has been taught in some of the state’s primary ...

A five-year project between Monash University and the Paul Ramsay Foundation has recently released its first summary report into how research and evidence is being used in Australian schools, highlighting a gulf between school leaders and teachers. Called the Q ...

A Victorian school has admitted that it asked male students to apologise for their gender after a raft of scathing allegations relating to sexism and misogyny in Australia's parliament and wider society. Following the nationwide justice for women movement, male ...

Three experts have offered insights about education and autism on the eve of World Autism Day and the start of Autism Awareness Month in Australia. Highly successful television series such as ABC TV's Employable Me have challenged preconceived ideas about ...

A new report by Pivot Professional Learning and supported by the Coalition of Australian Principals found that the pandemic has had a mix of positive and negative effects on the education sector. The report, titled ‘Principal perspectives on the impact ...